What does the Arc de Triomphe line up with?

The Arc de Triomphe forms part of the Axe Historique (historical axis), a mostly-straight line of monuments, other buildings, and avenues forming a straight line starting at the courtyard of the Louvre at the east and including the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (next to Tuileries Garden), Place de la Concorde, Avenue ...



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The pedestals were decorated with four allegorical high-reliefs: two facing the Tuileries, “The Triumph of Napoleon” by Cortot and the extraordinary “Departure of the Volunteers in 1792” by Rude; and two facing Neuilly, works by Etex symbolizing the Resistance and Peace of 1814.

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Since November 11, 1920, the Arc de triomphe houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Discover the great stages of its history, symbol of victory and sacrifice.

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The eternal flame over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The flame springs from the muzzle of a cannon taken from the enemy, placed in the centre of a bronze shield, from which radiates a frieze of chiselled swords.

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The Arc de Triomphe we're talking about — more formally called the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile — is in the Eighth Arrondissement of Paris. It's at the center of a huge roundabout at the western stretch of the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Coming in at 164 feet high and 148 feet wide, you can't miss it.

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The Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought and died for France during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Under its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War.

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Although Napoleon didn't get see his completed triumphal arch, he did pass through it. When his body was returned to France in 1840 (he died on the island of Saint Helena in 1821), it was brought to les Invalides and passed under the Arc de Triomphe on the way there.

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There is an underground tunnel on the Avenue de la Grande Armee side of the circle. You can access this tunnel from the Wagram exit of the Metro. From April 1 to September 30: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. From October 1 to March 31: 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible building.

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