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Commissioned by emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806 on account of the French victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, the Arc de Triomphe took 30 years to be erected and was then inaugurated by the French king Louis-Philippe in 1836, 15 years after Napoleon's death. Standing tall at 50 metres (164 feet), it is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. Located at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle at the western end of the Champs-Élysées Avenue, the arch honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Under its vault, lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War.

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  • Address: Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris
  • Opening hours: Sat–Thu 10am–10:15pm, Fri closed
  • Public Transport: Metro line 1, 2, 6: "Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile".
  • Phone: +33 1 55 37 73 77
Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph), at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris
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