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Standing in the center of the Place de I'fitoile, from which radiate the twelve great 

 avenues of Paris, this triumphal arch is one of the beautiful sights of a beautiful capital. 

 It is the largest arch in the world — being 162 feet high by 147 feet wide — and commemorates 

 the triumphs of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic troops. The finest of the sculptures on 

 its fagades is that by Frangois Rude, representing the departure of the volunteers in 1792. 



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