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Architect Louis Le Vau built the first section which expanded into an enlarged courtyard

Fr_0719.jpg Arc de Triomphe - Built by Napoleon to commemorate his various military victories - dominates the Champs-ElyseesThumbnailsAssemblee Nationale Palais Bourbon, originally built for Louis XIV's daughter.Arc de Triomphe - Built by Napoleon to commemorate his various military victories - dominates the Champs-ElyseesThumbnailsAssemblee Nationale Palais Bourbon, originally built for Louis XIV's daughter.

Architect Louis Le Vau built the first section which expanded into an enlarged courtyard