Our next stop, le Arc de Triomphe, the Triumphal Arch. It stands at the west end of the Champs-Elysees, it honors those who died for France in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Beneath there is a vault with the tomb of the unknown soldier from WWI.
Built in 1806, it is inspired by the Arch of Titus, a Roman arch also dedicated for victory; which we later visited (since it sits near the Colosseum, Rome) in our Europe trip. It was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon after the victory of Austerlitz, where Napoleon I defeated the Russo-Austrian army in Austerlitz, Czech Republic, in Dec 1805.
This sculpture, one of four, represents the La Resistance de 1814.
To access the Arc, one must use the underpass that exits near one of the Arch's columns.
An eternal flame burns constantly in memory of the unknown soldiers of the two world wars.
Built in 1806, it is inspired by the Arch of Titus, a Roman arch also dedicated for victory; which we later visited (since it sits near the Colosseum, Rome) in our Europe trip. It was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon after the victory of Austerlitz, where Napoleon I defeated the Russo-Austrian army in Austerlitz, Czech Republic, in Dec 1805.
This sculpture, one of four, represents the La Resistance de 1814.
the façade of the inner wall of the Arc.
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