as in arc de triomphe, where knox and i spent new year's eve three years ago (well, we were on the champs élysées... with about 2,500 other champagne-fueled revelers...). the arc was designed in 1806 in honor of all those who fought for the glory of napoleon's france, and its iconography depicts heroic young frenchmen in the buff fighting germanic warriors in chain mail (rrrowr! next time i'll have to pay closer attention). it's one of the most famous landmarks in paris, and it's hard to believe that the french had considered charles ribart's elephant triomphal in its place:
can you imagine?? and they thought the eiffel tower was tacky!
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