FR-Arc-Triomphe_2.tif | Chris Case Photography

1 of 1

Le Paix de 1815, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France.

The arc stands in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, (also known as the Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. Officially, it is the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, as the smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel exists nearby. The triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.

The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail.

Filename: FR-Arc-Triomphe_2.tif
Copyright: Chris Case
Image Size: 5246x3497 / 52.5MB; Europe France Paris Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile arc Le Paix de 1815 monument Champs-Élysées stone mason iconography Jean Chalgrin triumph arch Napoleonic Wars Napoleon architecture abstract travel
Contained in galleries: Travel, Abstract France

Le Paix de 1815, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France.<br />
<br />
The arc stands in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, (also known as the Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. Officially, it is the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, as the smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel exists nearby. The triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.<br />
<br />
The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail.