American Girl in Paris

The ARC de TRIOMPHE <3 

Is ONE of the most FAMOUS monuments in PARIS. It stands in the centre of the PLACE CHARLES de GAULLE, at the western end of the CHAMPS ELYSEES. IT HONOURS those who fought and died for Francein the FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY & the NAPOLEONIC WARS, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.Beneath its vault lies the TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER from World War I.

The monument was DESIGNED by JEAN CHALGRIN in 1806. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, (marking the end of hostilities in World War I), CHARLES GODEFROY flew his NIEUPORT biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel. Wikipedia :))

“Its NOT what you LOOK at that MATTERS, its what YOU SEE” Henry David Thoreau