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Arc de Triomphe and the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Memorial Flame are great reasons by themselves you want to visit the Arch de Triomphe Paris .
The torch stands at the base of the arch and every evening at 6:30 PM, it is rekindled and veterans lay wreaths decorated with red, white and blue near the torch's flickering flame. It burns in the darkness to recall the sacrifice of an unknown French soldier who gave his life during the first World War.
The concept of an unknown soldier being honored in death in France first came about in 1916 while World War I was still being fought and the outcome in certain doubt. On November 12, 1919, 1 year and 1 day after the end of World War I, the idea was given formal recognition and it was determined that the Unknown Soldier would be laid to rest at the Pantheon. (The Pantheon is a famous Neoclassical building in Paris where some of France's most famous citizens and leaders lay rest.)
The next year, after a large-scale letter writing campaign, it was finally decided that the Unknown Soldier would be buried at the base of the Arc de Triomphe. The legislation authorizing the memorial passed unanimously and stated:
"ARTICLE 1: The honors of the Pantheon will be rendered to the remains of one of the unknown soldiers who fell on the field of honor during the 1914-1918 war. The transfer of the remains will be solemnly made on 11 November 1920."
"ARTICLE 2: The same day, the remains of the Unknown Soldier will be buried under the Arc de Triomphe."
The slab inscription reads: "ICI REPOSE UN SOLDAT FRANÇAIS MORT POUR LA PATRIE 1914-1918" ("Here lies a French soldier who died for his country 1914-1918").
On November 10, 1920 at the Citadel of Verdun, a French soldier named Auguste Thien was given the task of reviewing eight identical coffins, each bearing the remains of an unknown French soldier who had been killed during the Great War. Thien chose the sixth of the eight coffins, which was then transported to Paris to rest on the first floor of the Arc de Triomphe in the chapel. There the coffin remained until January 28, 1921 at which time the unknown French soldier was moved and laid in his permanent place of honor at the base of the Arc de Triomphe.
On October 22, 1922 the French Parliament declared that the eleventh day of November each year would be a national holiday. The following year on November 11, 1923 the French Minister of War, Andre Maginot, lit the eternal flame for the very first time. It has since become the duty of the Committee of the Flame to rekindle that torch each evening at twilight
About the Author
About the author: Paul Martin is a semi-retired writer based in Paris, France and Newport Beach, California who between travelling and spending time with his grandchildren, contributes to free information sites such as Arc de Triomphe Paris