Triumphal Arch
凯旋门

Triumphal Arch is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806 and its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The monument stands 50 meters high, 45 meters wide and 22 meters deep. The large vault is 29. 19 meters high and 14. 62 meters wide. The small vault is 18. 68 meters high and 8. 44 meters wide. Triumphal Arch is built on such a large scale that, three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919 (marking the end of hostilities in World War I), Charles Godefroy flew his biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel.
凯旋门是法国巴黎最负盛名的纪念建筑之一。它位于戴高乐广场的中央，香榭丽舍大道的西端。凯旋门是让·夏尔格兰在1806年设计的，他的设计灵感来源于罗马的提多拱门。凯旋门高50米，宽45米，厚22米。大拱门高29. 19米，宽14. 62米，小拱门高18. 68米，宽8. 44米。凯旋门的建造规模非常庞大，以至于在1919年巴黎胜利游行(标志着第一次世界大战的告终)结束三周后，查尔斯·戈德弗罗伊驾驶着双翼飞机穿过凯旋门，这在新闻中也曾报道过。

Triumphal Arch honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. A ceremony is held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every 11 November on the anniversary of the armistice signed by the Entente Powers and Germany in 1918. In 1961, American President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy paid their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, accompanied by French President Charles de Gaulle.
凯旋门的内部和外部都镌刻着法国所有的胜利以及将军的名字，以此来纪念在法国大革命和拿破仑领导的战争中为祖国浴血奋战、光荣牺牲的战士们。在拱门的下方是在第一次世界大战中牺牲的无名烈士墓。每年的11月11日，也就是第一次世界大战的停战纪念日(协约国和德国在1918年签署停战协议)，无名烈士墓前都会举行纪念活动。1961年，美国总统约翰·F. 肯尼迪偕同第一夫人杰奎琳·肯尼迪在法国总统戴高乐的陪同下来到无名烈士墓前缅怀已故战士。