1758
Charles Ribart
Elephant building
During this time, the France was fighting against Russia, Austria, and Great Britain in the war of the Third Coalition. The French army, led By Napoleon Bonaparte had won the war fortunately. So, a very pleased Napoleon the first then ordered the creation of L'arc de triomphe. He told his soldiers, "You will return home through archs of triumph."
Larc de trioupmhe was built by Jean Chalgrin and Jean Nicolas Huyot who took over the project after his death. It took a really long time to build, and the money involved was just whoa. Construction began in 1806. It ultimately took 30 years and 9 to 10 million francs to build. Which was a lot of money at the time.
So, Larc de trioumphe is located on la Place Charles de Gaulle or Place de l'etoile, in Paris. This is a really cool place for a monument because la Place Charles de de Gaulle is an intersection of 12 road, one of them being Champs Elysees, "which is also known as the most beautiful avenue in the world.
Contrary to popular belief, Larc de triomphe is actually really big. 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. It is the largest triuphal arch in the world. Well, it was, until 1982 when North Korea deliberately built a larger one.
Inside larc tde triomphe are many beautiful reliefs, statues, and engravings mostly depicting French battles. There are spiral staircases as well. The view from the top is fantasitic, you can see La Defense, le