Arc De Triomphe Is Wrapped In Fabric, Fulfilling One Of Christo's Last Wishes It is "a sensual, popular and monumental gesture," says Carine Rolland, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of culture.

After three months of construction work at Paris’ famed Arc de Triomphe, the 160-foot-tall war monument has been completely concealed. The landmark, built during Napoleon’s reign, has been ...

Imagined decades ago in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo and his wife and fellow artist Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, "L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" was finally brought to life by ...

Paris' Arc de Triomphe wrapped in fabric 60 years later 03:18. It took four years of planning and 270,000 square feet of silver polypropylene fabric to wrap the Arc de Triomphe from its crown to ...

Virtual artwork created to celebrate Pride Month, no physical art added to monument. The Arc de Triomphe, a neoclassical structure commissioned in 1806 to commemorate French military victories ...

One of Europe's most recognizable landmarks, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is set to receive a dramatic temporary makeover. The entire monument will be wrapped in fabric following plans originally ...

PARIS — The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric. The installation by late artist ...

L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped as it is officially named, cost a total of €14 million (roughly US$16.5 million), which was raised privately by the estate of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.