This arch was built by Napoleon in 1806 to celebrate his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. Beneath the arch lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where the Eternal Flame burns.
The height of the arch is 50 m
The names of the military leaders of the French Revolution and Empire are engraved on the inner walls of the arch
The ceiling with 21 sculpted roses
Le Depart de 1792
Commemorates the First French Republic
Le Triomphe de 1810
Shows Napoleon being crowned by the Goddess of Victory
Le Resistant de 1814
Commemorates the War of the Sixth Coalition
La Paix de 1815
Commemorates the Treaty of Paris
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I
and the Eternal Flame
and the Eternal Flame
Here lies a French soldier who died for the fatherland 1914–1918
Champs-Elysees from the arch
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