Arc de triomphe:

Arc de Triomphe, massive triumphal arch in Paris, France, one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments. Napoleon I commissioned the triumphal arch in 1806—after his great victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805)—to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies. Get to know the history of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, from its construction, facts about the monument, famous marches, and commemorations. The Arc de Triomphe is located on Paris's Axe historique, a long perspective that runs from the Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Défense. Paris's Arc de Triomphe was the tallest triumphal arch until the completion of the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City in 1938, which is 67 m (220 ft) high. At the top of the Champs-Élysées, on the Place de l'Étoile, visit the Arc de triomphe, a national symbol. Read the history of the monument