Saturday, March 20, 2010

Arc de Triomphe


                             Arc de Triomphe the famous monument in Paris. It is located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence. Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, marking the end of hostilities in World War I. 
Credits of photography goes to my friend Mahesh... 


Further you can refer : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe

4 comments:

aXs said...

:-)

Unknown said...

cool monument da.. :-)

dey adha yenna da sirippu??.. photographer mahesh nalai china pulla thanama sirikkiriya??.. thambi avarum nalla dhan yedattharukkaru!!.. :-)

seri seri feel pannadhai.. chumma lollaai ka sonnain.. Wink!!.. ;-)

Vasanthi sridhar said...

monument is very fine. you are lucky enough to see it nearer and in person

Sriram said...

looks similar to india gate.. which came first ?..