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Arc de Triomphe

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  • proper noun A monument in Paris, designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, started in 1808 and inaugurated in 1836.

Etymologies

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From French, literally "Arch of Triumph".

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  • A short distance away, Arc de Triomphe, which is at the end of the Champs-Elysees.

    CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2005 2005

  • The Laos equivalent of the Arc de Triomphe was a funny sight and even funnier that it's built from concrete supplied by the U.S. for the construction of a new airport in 1969 (supposedly expats here call it the 'vertical runway'); this seems fair enough as the Americans were still in the process of bombing the hell out of Laos untill 1973 in the "Secret War".

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • Through the glass doors we could see an iridescence of scant costumes, but the audience was light, and we ourselves preferred, as a more satisfactory ending to our day, to walk quietly toward the Arc de Triomphe which is waiting, waiting for fresh glories.

    Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

  • My only model is my own brother, who was not so good in public for a long while:) I like the Victor Hugo house/museum as well, and the Arc de Triomphe is a good compromise as far as interesting panoramic views go if you're not feeling up to packing in line for the Eiffel Tower with a million other people.

    l'��tat, c'est la Bug 2006

  • And despite its address on the edge of town, you'll find it conveniently located just a block from the Palais des Congrès and the Line 1 Métro, two stops from the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysées. • 22 rue de Débarcadère, 17th, +33 1 5805 0888, ladresse-hotel.com.

    10 of the best boutique hotels on Paris's Right Bank 2011

  • Mark Beaumont, one of the six-man crew of the Sara G, on a previous adventure, a record-breaking round-the-world cycling challenge that ended in front of the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.

    Atlantic Odyssey transatlantic rowing bid fails as boat capsizes 2012

  • Stanford White modeled the arch after the Arc de Triomphe, though the Parisian version obviously suffers from the lack of the New York version's statues of George Washington at war and peace adorning the north side.

    Inside the Washington Arch Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Mark Beaumont, one of the six-man crew of the Sara G, on a previous adventure, a record-breaking round-the-world cycling challenge that ended in front of the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.

    Atlantic Odyssey rowers rescued after boat capsizes 2012

  • On top of the Arc de Triomphe on this brooch are the flags representing the allied victors of the Great War.

    Medals of Honor 2011

  • On top of the Arc de Triomphe on this brooch, are the flags representing the allied victors of the Great War.

    Medals of Honor 2011

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