2006-09-08 15:11:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Emperor Napoleon I at the peak of his fortunes. Napoléon had said to his soldiers : "You will return home through archs of triumph". It was designed by Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin.
The construction was completed in 1836 after Napoléon's death in 1821. It had been stopped between 1814 (abdication of Napoleon) and 1826.
2006-09-08 15:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Andy S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
French Emperor Napoleon who conquered most of Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, admiring the arches of the Romans, comissioned Chalgrin to build this big arc of triumph in 1806. This arc de triomphe stands at the top of the Champs Elysees. The Arc of Triomphe keeps the memory of all the dead killed in the two wars, World War I and World War 2(1914/1918)It also has the grave of the unknown soldier and a permanent burning flame of remembrance . On National days, a flag is stretched thru out the arch.
2006-09-08 22:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Victory of Napoleon over the Austrians at Austerlitz 1806. It took 30 years to complete in 1836 by which time Napoleon was dead.
2006-09-08 22:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By Napoleon. He wanted to emulate the Romans who were the first the build arches to commemorate victories.
Eg. Arco de Tito - Arch of Titus
2006-09-09 12:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋