Dimensions
width | 45 m | |
height | 50 m | |
thickness | 22 m |
Other name(s): | Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile |
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Beginning of works: | 1806 |
Completion: | 29 July 1836 |
Status: | in use |
Structure: |
Arch |
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Function / usage: |
Triumphal / monumental arch |
Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location: |
Paris ( 8th), Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
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Address: | Place Charles de Gaulle |
Coordinates: | 48° 52' 25.61" N 2° 17' 42.09" E |
width | 45 m | |
height | 50 m | |
thickness | 22 m |
15 August 1806 | First stone is laid. |
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March 1809 | The project presented by Jean-François Chalgrin is approved. |
1814 — 1826 | Construction is interrupted. |
29 July 1836 | Inauguration by Louis-Philippe, King of France. |
11 November 1920 | An unknown soldier, who died in World War I is entombed at the feet of the Arc de Triomphe. |