How many avenues radiate from the Arc De Triomphe in Paris?
Arc de Triomphe It was originally decided on 12 November 1919 to bury the unknown soldier's remains in the Panthéon, but a public letter-writing campaign led to the decision to bury him beneath the Arc de Triomphe. The coffin was put in the chapel on the first floor of the Arc on 10 November 1920, and put in its final resting place on 28 January 1921. The slab on top bears the inscription ("Here lies a French soldier who died for the fatherland 1914–1918"). In 1961, American President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy paid their respects at the Tomb of
Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (, "Triumphal Arch of the Star") is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named "Place de l'Étoile" — the "étoile" or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The location of the arc and the plaza is shared between three arrondissements, 16th (south and west), 17th (north), and 8th (east). The Arc de Triomphe should not be confused with a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which