The Arc de Triomphe on Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris was commissioned by Napoleon I after Austerlitz. Jean-François Chalgrin began the design in 1806, and Louis-Robert Goust, Jean-Nicolas Huyot and Guillaume-Abel Blouet continued it. Construction started on August 15, 1806, work halted during the Bourbon Restoration until 1823, and it was inaugurated on July 28, 1836.
The article calls the style Neoclassicism and mentions ashlar masonry. The arch is 162.5 feet (49.54 m) high, 147 feet (44.82 m) wide and 72.9 feet (22.21 m) deep. The cost was about 10 million francs. A plaster quadriga stood on top from 1882 to 1886.
It holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with its eternal flame, and a ceremony takes place every November 11. The stone was bleached in 1965 and 1966. A bombing in 1995 wounded 17 people. Visitors climb 284 steps to the roof, and elevators are available. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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