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Imagined decades ago in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo and his wife and fellow artist Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, "L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" was finally brought to life by ...

A drunken man has been arrested for trying to put out the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, police say. The man was held on Tuesday evening after running towards the ...

PARIS, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A man who tried to put out the eternal flame honoring France's war dead at the Arc de Triomphe was drunk, Paris police said Wednesday. The man was arrested Tuesday evening ...

The Arc de Triomphe project, involving the most visited monument in Paris that looms over one end of the Champs-Elysees, will still allow tourists to visit the site and its panoramic terrace.

After a 17,000-mile journey, the Olympic flame reached its final stop in Paris at the opening ceremony on Friday, with the cauldron located inside a hot air balloon. The Mirror US ...

On July 29, 1836—30 years after it was first commissioned by Napoleon—Paris celebrated the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe. Here are just a few of the stories that are hidden within the ...

ARC de Triomphe bosses have been slammed for their decision to water the ground at Longchamp – despite a terrible weather forecast. The going at the famous racecourse in Paris is now official… ...

A drunken man has been arrested for trying to put out the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, police say. The man was held on Tuesday evening after running towards the ...