One of the most recognizable monuments in the world, it
was designed in 1806, stands in the center of Charles De Gaul Place and took
many years to complete.
The four main sculptures of the
monument are:
Le Départ de 1792 (or La Marseillaise), by
François Rude
Le Triomphe de 1810, by Jean-Pierre
Cortot
La Résistance de 1814, by Antoine
Étex
La Paix de 1815, by Antoine
Étex
There are also six reliefs sculpted on the façades of
the Arch, symbolizing great moments ofFrench history:
Les
funérailles du général Marceau (General Marceau's burial), by P. H. Lamaire (SOUTH
façade, right),
La bataille d'Aboukir (The Battle of
Aboukir), by Bernard Seurre (SOUTH façade, left),
La
bataille de Jemappes (The Battle of Jemappes), by Carlo Marochetti (EAST
façade),
Le passage du pont d'Arcole (The Battle of
Arcole), by J. J. Feuchère (NORTH façade, right),
La prise
d'Alexandrie, (The Fall of Alexandria), by J. E. Chaponnière (NORTH façade,
left),
La bataille d'Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz),
by J. F. T. Gechter (WEST façade),
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