1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: This Day in History Class is a production of I 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Heart Radio. Hi, I'm Eves and Welcome to This Day 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: in History Class, a show that uncovers history one day 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: at a time. Today is July. The day was July 5 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: thirty six. The Arch Drill, a commemorative triumphal arch in Paris, 6 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: was inaugurated in eighteen oh five. Napoleon's troops defeated a 7 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Russian and Austrian army in Austerlitz. It resulted in the 8 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: Treaty of Pressbourg, and it was a big victory for Napoleon. 9 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: To celebrate the victory and honor the Grand Army, Napoleon 10 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: commissioned the construction of a triumphal arch In eighteen o six. 11 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: It was decided that the location for the monument would 12 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: be the Place de Lui and Jean Shaw Grand and 13 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: Jean Arnew Reymond would be the architects. In August of 14 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: that year, construction began on the Arch de triof By 15 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: eighteen ten, construction was nowhere near completed, but Napoleon wanted 16 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: to honor his new wife, Marie Luis with a grand 17 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: entrance into Paris, so he had a full size model 18 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: of the arch built out of wood and painted cloth 19 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: at the site. Chan Gran then tweaked the design, but 20 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: he died in eighteen eleven. Louis Robert Goust took his place, 21 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: but three years later Napoleon abdicated as emperor and the 22 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: Bourbon Restoration began. Work on the arch came to a 23 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: halt A decade later. In eighteen twenty four, architect Jean 24 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: nicola Leo was tasked with redesigning the arch, but after 25 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: we Oh was removed from his post a couple of times, 26 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: Guillaume Abelle Bluey worked on the arch until his completion 27 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: in eighteen thirty six, under the reign of King Louis Philippe. 28 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: The Arch du Trient was inaugurated on July twenty nine, 29 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: eighteen thirty six, fifteen years after Napoleon died. It cost 30 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: nine point three million francs. It got its official consecration 31 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: on December eighteen forty, when a hearse carrying Napoleon's corpse 32 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: passed underneath the arch. Chalgron's neo classical design of the 33 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: arch took inspiration from the Roman arch of Titus. It 34 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: stands one hundred and sixty four ft or fifty meters 35 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: high and one hundred and forty eight feet or forty 36 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: five ms wide. Francois Ruda, Jean Pierre Corteau and Antoine 37 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: at Texts created the sculptures of military victories on the 38 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: facades of the arches pedestals. These were created in the 39 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: last three years of the monument's construction. The names of 40 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: hundreds of French generals are on the inside walls of 41 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: the arch, a process that caused much debate among families 42 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: of gen rules who were left out. The names of 43 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: the major battles fought during the First French Republic in 44 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: Napoleon's Empire are also inscribed on the vault. There are 45 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: roses on the ceiling of the Arc d'u trionfe, and 46 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: allegorical figures representing characters in Roman mythology are on the arcades. 47 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: The tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a Gray Front unknown 48 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: military service member who died in wartime, lies beneath the arch. 49 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: There's also a museum inside the arch and an eternal 50 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: flame that's rekindled every evening. Many victory marches have passed 51 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: the arch, including the Germans in eighteen seventy one and 52 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: nineteen forty and the French and the Allies in nineteen 53 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: eighteen nineteen forty four. In nineteen forty five, the Arc 54 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: du Trillon was the tallest triumphal arch at the time 55 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: of its completion, but its size has since been surpassed 56 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: by the Monumento Alla Revolution in Mexico City and the 57 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: Art of Triumph and Pyongyange. I'm Eve Jeff Cote and 58 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: hopefully you know a little more about history today than 59 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: you did yesterday. If you feel like correcting my pronunciation 60 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: or my accent on anything that I've said in the show, 61 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: feel free to leave a very kind comment on Twitter, 62 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: Instagram or Facebook. 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