Front view of the Arc de Triomphe of Paris (Paris Triumphal Arch) at sunset with the sun setting in the axis of the Champs-Elysees avenue, Paris, Ile-de-France (Ile de France), Central France. - Stock-Fotografie

Picture shows the famous and iconic Arc de Triomphe of Paris located at the end of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees on Charles-de-Gaulle square. It was taken at sunset in spring when the sun sets behind the triumphal arch in the axis of the Champs-Elysees avenue. The Arc de Triomphe was built between 1806 and 1836 (initially by Napoleon Bonaparte and finished under Louis-Philippe) and classified as a historical monument since 1896.