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Arc de Triomphe. By: Morgan C o ok. Monument. The Arc de Triomphe is 49 m high, 45 m wide, and 22 m deep. It is covered in many sculptures also La Marseillaise by Rude. The names of 128 battles are written on the walls that the French Republic and Napoleon fought.
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Arc de Triomphe By: Morgan Cook
Monument • The Arc de Triomphe is 49 m high, 45 m wide, and 22 m deep. • It is covered in many sculptures also La Marseillaise by Rude. • The names of 128 battles are written on the walls that the French Republic and Napoleon fought.
Arc de triomphe world war one • An unknown soldier was buried under the Arc de Triomphe. • Since 1923 the flame of Remberance is light everyday by veterans and soldiers at 6 p.m.
History • Napoleon commissioned the arc de Triomphe to Jean Chalgrin in 1806. • Construction was stopped by napoleon in 1814 and started up again in 1826. • The Arc de Triomphe finished in 1836.
More • The Arc de Triomphe is one of Paris famous monuments. • It is a memorial for soldiers that died during World War 1.