The Arc de Triomphe commemorates those who fought and died for France throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. When was it constructed?

The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon following the famous battle of Austerlitz, which is considered his military "masterpiece." The monument's foundation stone was set on August 15, 1806, and it was completed 30 years later in 1836.

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