The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is one of the most famous monuments in the French capital, and probably the most famous triumphal arch in the world. Built between 1806 and 1836 by order of Napoleon Bonaparte to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, it is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, on Place Charles de Gaulle - formerly Place de l'Etoile, redesigned by Haussmann - at the western end of the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 2.2 km (kilometres) from the Place de la Concorde, located at the eastern end of the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. It is 50 m (metres) high, 45 m (164 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault measures 29.19 m high by 14.62 m wide, while the small vault measures 18.68 m high by 8.44 m wide. It is managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux.

It is located in La Place de l'Etoile and forms a huge rotunda with twelve avenues designed in the 19th century under the direction of Baron Haussmann, then prefect of the department of the Seine. These avenues "radiate" in a star around the square, including Avenue Kleber, Avenue de la Grande-Armée, Avenue de Wagram and Avenue des Champs-Elysées.

This site is served by the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile metro station.