The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is
one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at
the western end of the Champs-Élysées at
the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de
l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed
by its twelve radiating avenues.
The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought
and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars,
with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and
outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
The central cohesive element of the Axe historique the
Arc de Triomphe was designed by Jean Chalgrin in
1806; its iconographic programme
pits heroically nude French
youths against bearded Germanic warriors
in chain mail. It set
the tone for public monuments with triumphant patriotic messages.
Inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy, the Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of
50 m (164 ft), width of 45 m (148 ft) and depth of
22 m (72 ft), while its large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft)
high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The smaller transverse vaults are
18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide.
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| 2 Jan 2015 |
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| 2007 : Personalized Stamp |
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| 2007 : Sheet of 10 Arc de Triomphe stamps with adjoining personalized I love Paris stickers in 10 languages. |
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| 2010 : European Capitals - Paris |
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| 8 Nov 2010 : European Capitals - Paris |
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| 17 Jan 1959 : Paris Flower Festival |
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| 10 Nov 1973 : 50th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Arc de Triomphe |
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| 9 Oct 1944 : The Triumphal Arch |
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| 8 Oct 1938 : Anniversary Of The Armistice |
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| 1929: Stamp Exhibition in Le Havre |
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