Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Ordered by Napoleon as a memorial to the French Grand Army, the triumphal arch was begun by the architect Chalgrin in 1806 and completed in 1836.Its typical of the Empire architecture. This arch offers a great whole of sculptures, the best known is a bas relief of Rude, depicting "the departure of the volunteers in 1792", also called the Marseillaise.

Every year a huge parade takes place in at this square.