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Arc de Triomphe

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 | 4:32 PM

 Arch is located at the top of the Champs Elysees in Paris in France through a path decorated with trees. The Arc de Triomphe is located in Charles de Gaulle Square, formerly a star field Forum 12 route. Work began at the Arc de Triomphe at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Napoleon Bonaparte and wanted a symbol commemorating victories armies Empire. However, the actual achievement in 1836 was the time of Louis Philippe Louis Philippe.
The bow, which has a height of 49.50 meters Engineer Chelgran on a plateau design (Chaillot) to be the star from which five major avenues center, added to it later, during the re-planning of the capital at the hands of Baron Haussmann boulevards seven major (1854). Bearing interior walls 660 names of military commanders names, and the names of 96 of his victories. The French also established after the First World War, the grave of the unknown soldier permanent flame bow down in his honor.