On this day, 189 years ago, on July 29, 1836 (June 16, 1836, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, was completed. Anyone who travels to Paris, the capital of France, must go to the Arc de Triomphe to take photos. There are very few people who have never been to Paris who do not know the name of the Arc de Triomphe. The prestigious Arc de Triomphe was completed on July 29, 1836 and has a history of 183 years. The Arc de Triomphe is located on Charles de Gaulle Place in the northwest of Paris. Twelve streets radiate around it, so Charles de Gaulle Place is also called the Star Place. The construction of the Arc de Triomphe began in ancient Rome. On February 22, 1806, Napoleon I defeated the Austro-Russian coalition forces in the Battle of Osderlitz and returned home triumphantly. After passing through the Star Square, amidst the cheers of the people, Napoleon suddenly had an idea and decided to build a gate in the Star Square. To welcome the French soldiers who returned victorious in the future. On August 15 of that year, the city gate broke ground in accordance with the design plan of the French architect Chargeland. There were many twists and turns in the middle, and it was built and stopped. After 30 years, by July 29, 1836, the 50-meter-high and 45-meter-wide Arc de Triomphe was all completed. The Arc de Triomphe has doors on all sides, and the doors are engraved with the names of 386 generals who followed Napoleon on his expedition. There are also four embossed records major battles, the most famous of which is the "Expedition of the Volunteers in 1792" designed by the famous French sculptor François Rudd facing the Elysee Garden Street. Later, the French national anthem "Marseille" was born from this. This embossed played an important role in the history of carving in France and even the world in the 19th century. When building the Arc de Triomphe, it was originally planned that the four huge stone embossed before and after the facade would be designed by Rude, but Minister Thiers changed his mind and only asked Rude to complete one of them. After much thought, Rude decided to adopt the content of "Expedition". After its appearance, this embossed immediately overpowered the other three in terms of thought and art: Kortovey's "Triumph" and Erxville's "Resistance" and "Peace." Ruide did not specifically describe the specific plot of the French army's departure from Marseille in 1792, but gave contemporary revolutionaries the heroic image of ancient Roman republicans. He created six volunteers and a goddess with moral meaning. The goddess flew in the sky, holding a sword in her right hand. Under the goddess, old soldiers and naked children are in prominent positions; the four soldiers are at war and have high fighting spirit. There are only seven characters in the whole picture, but it reflects the indomitable momentum of thousands of troops, and is filled with the patriotism and ideals of the French people. From the completion of the Arc de Triomphe to this day, the people of Paris have always maintained this tradition: every major festival, a soldier wearing Napoleonic armor, holding a sharp cleaver, guards the statue of "The Expedition", so as to remind people of the French nation. The pride of the nation inspires the French people to fight for freedom. Every year, the French National Day military parade and other grand national celebrations are held at the Arc de Triomphe. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe is a place for visiting heads of state to pay their respects. From June 1988 to July 1989, the French government spent more than a year carrying out comprehensive maintenance of the Arc de Triomphe. Comment: One of France's landmark buildings, condensing the French national spirit.