The
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (,
Triumphal Arch of the Star) is one of the most famous monuments in
Paris. It stands in the centre of the
Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named
Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the
Champs-Élysées. It should not be confused with a smaller arch, the
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the
Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe honours 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.