Arc de Triomphe is wrapped with 25 thousand square meters of fabric

triumphal arch in paris; artistic intervention;

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Paris’s skyline has been transformed! The iconic Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées is temporarily wrapped in 25,000 square meters of silver-blue recycled fabric , tied with 3,000 meters of red rope.

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The artistic intervention is signed by the duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude who conceived this project in 1961, but it was only in 2017 – eight years after Jeanne-Claude's death – that Christo fully developed the design.

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According to project director Vladimir Yavachev, the installation fulfills the "lifelong dream" of partners Christo and Jeanne-Claude, best known for enveloping famous buildings around the world.

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The €14 million intervention (around R$88 million reais) was financed exclusively by the sale of the duo's original works , reflecting their unwavering mission to maintain complete artistic freedom.

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