L'Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe construction started August 15, 1806 and was completed in July 29, 1836. It took almost 30 years to complete this structure. The architects that built the Arc de Triomphe were Jean Chalgrin, Guillaume-Abel Blouet, Jean-Nicolas Huyot, Louis-Robert Goust, and Jean-Arnaud Raymond. The ruler who commissioned the construction of this building is the emperor Napoleon. It was built to honor those who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It's 50 meters in height, 45 meters in width and 22 meters deep. Some unusual facts about the Arc de Triomphe is that it houses the remains of an unknown solider. It has an eternal flame lit next to it that burns in memory for every unknown dead solider that died on the battlefield. Another interesting fact is that when President Kennedy and his wife came to pay their respects to the unknown solider's grave. After his assassination his wife also had an eternal flame lit at his grave to. Some famous people connected to the site is Napoleon and President John F. Kennedy.
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