L'Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe's construction was ordered by The French Emperor Napoleon. The Arc cost 9.3 million French Francs, which was an enormous amount of money at that time. The construction of The Arc de Triomphe was completed by 1836, which was much time after Napoleon had past away in 1821. The Arc de Triomphe is a memorial, dedicated to the French soldiers who died during World War One.  Napoleon's soldiers won the Russo-Austrian army on December 2, 1805. Napoleon then told his victorious soldiers "You will return home though arch of triumph". The Arc is 49m high, 22m deep, and 45m wide. On the Arc there is one-hundred-twenty-eight names of the battles fought by the French Republic and "1814" is engraved on the walls under the vault, along with the names of the generals who fought them. 

Le Musée de Louvre

The Louvre Museum opened to the public in August 10, 1793. For over six-hundred years the Louvre was a symbol of wealth, decadence of the French Monarchy, and power. Today it is one of the world's largest museums, with 70,000 pieces of art in 650,000 square feet. It has about 8.8 million visitors yearly, and it takes about two-thousand employees to maintain the museum. One is the biggest and most valuable artworks of the world is at The Louvre which is the "Mona Lisa". The Louvre Museum is 21m tall. 

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