Category: Arc de Triomphe

VIDEO: Photographer Captures Time Lapse of Full Moon Shining Through Arc de Triomphe in Paris

September 28, 2022
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A triumphal achievement in astrophotography came to fruition one clear spring night when Thierry Legault captured this jaw-dropping moment of the full moon gleaming gloriously through the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of Paris. Like a modern-day Stonehenge, the moon aligned perfectly with the monument, hanging just below the great arcades of that magnificent…

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Draping the Arc de Triomphe With ‘Irrational Freedom’

September 21, 2021
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Commentary Extravagant, exhibitionist futility often seems nowadays to be the primrose path to artistic fame. For example, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, one of the city’s great landmarks, has just been draped or wrapped in 25,000 square metres of polypropylene fabric, tied with red rope, for a few days, in accordance with the wishes,…

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‘A Crazy Dream Come True’: Macron Inaugurates the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe

September 18, 2021
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PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday inaugurated a posthumous installation conceived by the late artist Christo that envelops Paris’s Arc de Triomphe monument in 2,500 square meters of silvery blue, recyclable plastic wrapping. “This is the achievement of a 60-year-old dream, a crazy dream come true,” said Macron, who was accompanied by his wife Brigitte…

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The Patriotic Art of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris

June 20, 2021
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In 1805, Napoléon Bonaparte promised “triumphal arches” to his troops after they won the Battle of Austerlitz. The first arch that he commissioned was the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile (the Triumphal Arch of the Star) in Paris, commonly known as the Arc de Triomphe, and construction began on Aug. 15, 1806, Bonaparte’s birthday.  As a great…

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