Arcul de Triumf

E160597

Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch in Bucharest, Romania, built to commemorate the country’s victories in World War I and its subsequent unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
architect Petre Antonescu ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Bucharest ⓘ
Triumphal arches in Europe ⓘ
commemorates Great Union of 1918 ⓘ
Romanian War of Independence traditions ⓘ
Romanian victories in World War I ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1935 ⓘ
coordinates 44.4675°N 26.0783°E ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
countryCommemorated Romania ⓘ
era interwar Romania ⓘ
function commemorative monument ⓘ
hasBasRelief allegorical and historical scenes ⓘ
hasDecorativeElement Romanian royal symbols (historically) ⓘ
hasInscription inscriptions honoring Romanian soldiers of World War I ⓘ
hasNumberOfArches single main arch ⓘ
hasRelief sculptural decorations by Romanian artists ⓘ
hasViewingPlatform yes ⓘ
height approximately 27 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus historic monument of Romania ⓘ
imageMotif often used on Romanian postcards and tourism materials ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1936 ⓘ
inspiredBy Arc de Triomphe, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Arc de Triomphe
locatedIn Bucharest ⓘ
Herăstrău Park area ⓘ
Kiseleff Road ⓘ
Sector 1, Bucharest ⓘ
materialUsed reinforced concrete ⓘ
stone cladding ⓘ
near Charles de Gaulle Square ⓘ
linked to: Place de l'Étoile

Herastrau Park ⓘ
notableEventSite 1 December National Day parades ⓘ
owner Municipality of Bucharest ⓘ
linked to: Bucharest
partOf Bucharest’s historical monuments circuit ⓘ
previousStructureDate temporary arch built in 1922 ⓘ
wooden arch built in 1878 ⓘ
reconstructionDate 1935–1936 reconstruction ⓘ
region Wallachia ⓘ
renovation major restoration completed in the 2010s ⓘ
style neoclassical architecture ⓘ
symbolOf Greater Romania ⓘ
Romanian national unity ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
transportAccess served by multiple Bucharest bus lines ⓘ
usedFor National Day of Romania celebrations ⓘ
national military parades ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bucharest → hasLandmark → Arcul de Triumf ⓘ
Sector 1 → containsPart → Arcul de Triumf ⓘ
Sector 1, Bucharest → containsPart → Arcul de Triumf ⓘ
Herăstrău Park area → hasLandmark → Arcul de Triumf ⓘ
Petre Antonescu → notableWork → Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest (1935–1936 reconstruction) ⓘ
linked to: Arcul de Triumf
Kiseleff Road → hasEndPoint → Arcul de Triumf (Bucharest) ⓘ
linked to: Arcul de Triumf
Kiseleff Road → connects → Arcul de Triumf (Bucharest) ⓘ
linked to: Arcul de Triumf
Kiseleff Road → hasMonument → Arcul de Triumf (Bucharest) ⓘ
linked to: Arcul de Triumf