Talk:Arc de Triomphe

message: I removed the original French version. If anyone wants it, it can be found (now in slightly improved form) in the French wikipedia (see http://fr.wikipedia.com/wiki.cgi?Arc_De_Triomphe). --Zundark, 2001 Nov 7
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How can the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris have 'inspired' the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey? They were both done at the same time. Antsnest (talk) 12:14, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: agreed 74.135.11.200 (talk) 22:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Since the article is about the Arc de Triomphe, carefully specifying that it's a French unknown soldier is like referring invariably to "Paris France," isn't it? It seems a little parochial. Wetman 17:55, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Miscellaneous comments

message: "...the first eternal flame lit since the Vestal Virgins' fire was extinguished in 492 CE"
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"Their sacred fire was treated, in Imperial times, as the Emperor's household fire. It burned until AD 391, when the Emperor Theodosius I's decreees forbade public pagan worship, had the fire extinguished, closed the Temple of Vesta and disbanded the Vestal Virgins."
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Which is correct?
Demiurge 14:55, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sacred fire of Vesta gives a third date, AD 394!
Demiurge 15:09, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

text: The "Theodosian decrees" are mentioned under Theodosius I. Dates 391 - 394 or so are credible. That 5th century date was a gaffe, or just a tpyo.... --Wetman 16:54, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Vestal Virgin date

message: where is it? maybe coordinates? 70.190.180.166 23:40, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Coordinates

message: Reading the article, it seemed odd to me that there was no mention of the Nazi troops parading through it when they invaded Paris. There were more than a few psychological reasons for this action. Now as I was searching the web for a reliable source about it, nothing turned up. Maybe we'll have to go to the books? Do others think this incident is noteworthy for inclusion?--Rockero 19:40, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WWII 

message: It was deleted? Any reason why? 'Cause it looks like vandalism that was never reverted... RobertM525 08:06, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  In Popular Culture section 

message: Seems hard to get exact dimensions that agree with each other; two sources below gives different heights but same depth. So I thought I put the depth in. If anyone know the exact dimension that would be great. 
http://www.answers.com/topic/arc-de-triomphe?cat=travel
https://www.parisdigest.com/monument/arc-de-triomphe.htm
maybe it use to be shorter, then they build upon it? Pseudoanonymous (talk) 02:57, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exact dimensions 

message: Hello,
could somebody please add information about access with a wheelchair?
Is it possible, possible with an assistant or not possible?
Cheers,
Bunny  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.245.215.16 (talk) 18:14, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wheelchair Access???? 

message: there is a similar arch in somalia, "victory Arch" http://www.canadianptsd.com/images/Somalia%2093/Beledweyne1.jpg Should there be any mentioin?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.30.31 (talk) 01:20, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Somalian Arch 

message: The section "The design" states:
:There was at the top of the Arc from 1882 to 1886, a monumental sculpture of Alexandre Falguière, "Le triomphe de la Révolution" (the Triumph of the Revolution), a chariot drawn by horses preparing "to crush Anarchy and Despotism", that remained only four years up there before falling in ruins."
But the article on Falguière says:
:His Triumph of the Republic (1881–1886), a vast quadriga for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, is perhaps more amazingly full of life than others of his works, all of which reveal this quality of vitality in superlative degree.
Maybe he began it in 1881 and it was installed in 1882, but what is the correct name for it?
Also, the image captioned "1840: Napoleon's ashes return to Paris" shows a huge installation on top of the Arc, which looks very like a quadriga. The caption accurately reflects the image's filename "Retour des cendres (Return of the Ashes)" and the date is right for that event - it also corresponds to the article Retour des cendres, which has the same image. So, was there a quadriga in 1840 which Falguière's sculpture replaced? Possibly there was something temporary, perhaps of wood and plaster, erected for the occasion:  it could have matched the figures on the cortège. But such an installation is unlikely to have survived nearly 50 years, or probably even one year, in an extremely exposed location - compare Louisiana Purchase Exposition, "Buildings". It is not there in the photograph taken in 1871. What seems more likely is that it was remembered as a good idea and Falguière was commissioned to produce something permanent. --Wikiain (talk) 00:03, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Statue on top 

message: ::Why are the names of Marshal Mortier (column 13) and general Bourcier (column 14) underlined ? They weren't killed in action. Marshal Mortier was killed in a bombing in 1835 and general Bourcier died at home in 1828... DITWIN GRIM (talk) 08:05, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names underlined 

message: What is this monument made of?  Maybe I overlooked it, but I can't figure out whether this was made out of marble vs concrete vs other.
Mauvila (talk) 02:34, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Construction materials 

message: Shouldn't Washington Square Arch be in the See Also section? - JAF1970 (talk) 02:00, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Washington Sq. Park Arch 

message: The measurements must be wrong as a meter is larger than a foot.
How can it be more meters than it is feet? 2603:8081:7001:1F8:B4A8:C604:2B13:301B (talk) 16:19, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. It looks like the measurements are fine.  ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:37, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2021 

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message: Article mentions La Grande Arche in La Défense as the tallest arch in the world?
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is on the line and would like a word… 113.252.231.146 (talk) 07:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: 192>110, but this article is locked and seems to have been abandoned. 2604:6000:CFC0:43:B531:97C1:2238:E859 (talk) 05:16, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tallest arch