L'Arc de Triomphe

L’Arc de Triomphe

 

 

L’Arc de Triomphe was built on August 15, 1806 restarted in 1825 and finished in 1836.   The construction of L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris was ordered by Napoleon, the French Emperor.  Napoleon wanted to respect the Grande Armée, the name of the French army. L’Arc de Triomphe cost about $9.3 million and it is one of the famous monuments in Paris. Several people helped build L’Arc de Triomphe such as Jean Chagrin, Guillaume- Abel Blouet, Jean-Nicoas Huyot, Jean- Arnaud Raymond and Louis- Robert Goust. L’Arc de Triomphe was built because Napoleon commissioned Chagrin to build an arch to the glory of the French Army.    L’Arc de Triomphe was a huge arch it was 164 feet high, 148 feet long, and 72 feet wide.   When Napoleon surrendered in 1814 all work of L’Arc de Triomphe stopped for about 10 years.    Originally Napoleon commissioned this structure to honor his victory.   At the end this monument was completed to honor the Revolutionary and Imperial armies, leaders and victories of the French government.