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Arc de Triomphe

By Martin
January 15, 2011
Arc de Triomphe (photo by martinsoler.com)

This is the Arc de Triomphe, a 16-story war monument conceived by Napoleon, designed by architect Jean-François Chalgrin, and built at the top of the avenue des Champs-Elysees. It was constructed between 1810 and 1836. It is possible to reach the roof of the monument by climbing nearly three hundred steps, and the view is [...]


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