Arc de Triomphe Fast Facts
- Built by Napoléon for his army and commissioned in 1806.
- It took 30 years to build the Arc.
- Napoléon and his army had conquered much of Europe by then and were considered invincible.
- Napoléon promised his army they would return home through the arches of the Arc.
- The Arc is 162 feet tall and 150 feet wide.
- You need to climb 284 steep steps to reach the top of the Arc.