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    The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western...
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    victories in the Wars of the Third and Fourth Coalitions. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, at the far end of the Champs-Élysées, is about twice the size;...
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    the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile". Frenchempire.net. Retrieved August 13, 2021. Baedeker, Karl (1860). Guide à Paris par Baedeker: Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile...
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    either side of the Place de l'Étoile until their demolition after 1859. Between 1806 and 1836, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile was built to the design...
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    The following is a list of the 158 battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which were fought by the French First Republic and the First French...
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  • York. Christo and Jeanne-Claude first thought of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile when he lived nearby in 1961. Actual planning began in 2018,...
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    militaire de Paris) from 1 August 2007 until 2012, and is the current president of the Committee of the Flame under the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, the association...
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    maudits de Dieu, marble, (1832–1839), Lyon, musée des Beaux-Arts La Résistance de 1814, stone, (1833–1837), Paris, arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, western...
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    Famous above all for the iconic sculpture La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, François Rude was born in Dijon on 4 January 1781, the son of...
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    Joseph Lagrange (soldier) (category Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe)
    General of Division. His name is inscribed on the west side of the arc de triomphe de l'Étoile. He later became a politician in Gers department – in its capital...
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    (Paris Aéroport) to Orly Airport, and line 2 to Charles de Gaulle Airport. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile – thanks to the direct connection to the monument, the...
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    Champs-Élysées to the Avenue de la Grande Armée, passing underneath the Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe. It is around 400 metres long...
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    engraved on the south side (21st column) of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris. "Recherche - Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales...
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    Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (category Prix de Rome for architecture)
    the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile and passing through the Tuileries garden. Fontaine and Percier also pierced the first, western part of the rue de Rivoli...
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    Unknown Warrior France: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile United States: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National...
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    Axe historique. View from the Tuileries towards the Arc de Triomphe. A view of the Arc de Triomphe from La Défense 5 km (3 mi) away. From the roof of the...
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    Modern Art. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally...
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    military successes, e.g., the Arch of Constantine in Rome and Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris. War memorials, e.g., the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington...
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    to wear under Nazi rule (French l’étoile jaune) and Place de l'Étoile, the traffic circle around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. In French, the word 'place'...
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  • Blaise Duval (category Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe)
    Member of Order of Saint Louis His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, 4th column. A barrack was named after him in the town of Montreuil-sur-Mer...
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  • instagram.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024. "𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 ! From Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile Monument to Simpang Lima Gumul Monument ! 🔥 Ousmane Fane is...
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    Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile nearby was designed in the same year, but it took thirty years to build, and it is about twice as massive. Arnaud II de la...
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    Wagram to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly Place de l'Étoile, and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 36 metres...
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    its orientation be parallel to those of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris. The area surrounding Porta Sempione...
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    built in central Paris. Under his administration, the Arc de Triomphe in the Place de l'Étoile was finished, and the building of the great avenue of the...
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    This date coincided with the burial of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe and the deposition of Léon Gambetta's heart in the Panthéon. In 1970...
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    running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for...
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    Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon The Navy, allegorical figure, Paris, Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, under the arc de triomphe, north spandrel...
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    designed for the occasion. The new President then goes to the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, escorted by the cavalry regiment of the Republican Guard and...
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    by the Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle as far as Neuilly-sur-Seine, towards la Défense. The tunnel de l'Étoile under the Arc de Triomphe directly links the avenue...
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