Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées terminus monument
The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental arch in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées.
Commissioned by Napoleon to honor his military victories, it has become one of France's most recognizable landmarks.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies beneath it.
We watched the sunset from the Arc de Triomphe.
Iconic Parisian boulevard
- Eiffel TowerIron lattice monument, Paris
- LouvreParis art museum
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
- SeineMajor French waterway
Montmartre · Tuileries · Île de la Cité · Left Bank · Latin Quarter · Bastille · Sacré-Cœur · Musée d'Orsay
Continuously burning memorial light
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- wreath-layingPlacing memorial garland
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- fallenHaving dropped down
remembrance · Armistice Day · veterans · tribute · honor · sacrifice · war dead · names
Notable point of reference
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- observation deckElevated platform for sightseeing
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
sightseeing · attraction · destination · visitors · photography · tickets · queues · rooftop
French emperor, military genius
- Grande ArméeNapoleon's principal army
- AusterlitzDecisive Napoleonic victory site
- victoriesSuccessful outcomes in competition
- battlesMilitary combat events
campaigns · conquest · glory · imperial · emperor · military · generals · marshals
Reviving ancient aesthetic principles
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- pillarUpright architectural support
cornice · attic · bas-relief · sculptural · frieze · façade · engravings · inscription
Champs-Élysées
Iconic Parisian boulevard
- Eiffel TowerIron lattice monument, Paris
- LouvreParis art museum
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
Seine · Montmartre · Tuileries · Île de la Cité · Left Bank · Latin Quarter · Bastille · Sacré-Cœur · Musée d'Orsay
eternal flame
Continuously burning memorial light
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- wreath-layingPlacing memorial garland
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
fallen · remembrance · Armistice Day · veterans · tribute · honor · sacrifice · war dead · names · engraved
landmark
Notable point of reference
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- observation deckElevated platform for sightseeing
panorama · sightseeing · attraction · destination · visitors · photography · tickets · queues · rooftop · stairs
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
- Grande ArméeNapoleon's principal army
- AusterlitzDecisive Napoleonic victory site
- victoriesSuccessful outcomes in competition
battles · campaigns · conquest · glory · imperial · emperor · military · generals · marshals · empire
neoclassical
Reviving ancient aesthetic principles
pillar · cornice · attic · bas-relief · sculptural · frieze · façade · engravings · inscription · Corinthian
- French LandmarksEiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Versailles, Louvre, Mont Saint-Michel
- monumentsWashington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, obelisk
- Paris imageryEiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, Champs-Elysees
- French HistoryNapoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution, Napoleon, Bastille, Reign of Terror
- Famous LandmarksEiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Great Wall, Pyramids of Giza, Giza pyramids
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
Arc de TriompheVietnam Veterans Memorial
Monument to war dead
Holocaust Memorial · cenotaph · Wailing Wall · war memorial · war grave
arch, triumph, triumphant, archway, arced, arching, arches, triumphs, triumphantly