The Arc de Triomphe packaged >> original and amazing

September 18 to October 3, 2021 - Free to view from outside - Beautiful at night!

The principle To make the Arc de Triomphe disappear under 25,000 square meters of recyclable fabric
The artists This is the last temporary work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
When September 18 to October 3, 2021
schedule To see it from the inside : from 10am to 10pm
Age for young and old
Place Arc de Triomphe, at the top of the Champs-Elysées
Rate To climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe: 16 euros per person
Free of charge for children under 7 years old

To admire the Arc de Triomphe packaged, just walk in front of it. This is probably the best way to see the rendering of Christo's installation. And it's free!. This is a great idea for the family this fall. At night the effect is absolutely beautiful. It's spectacular, the drape is luminous and gives mystery to the Arc de Triomphe.

The last work of Christo

This temporary installation is the last work of the artist Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude.

The artist Christo, well known to Parisians since the wrapping of the Pont-Neuf in 1985, had planned to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in 2020
The installation was cancelled because of Covid. It is finally realized posthumously, according to the wish of Christo who wished the project to continue after his death (in May 2020)
The Arc de Triomphe is packed by "Les Charpentiers de Paris" in 25,000 square meters of recyclable silver-blue polypropylene fabric and 3000 meters of red rope of the same material

Why pack the Arc de Triomphe?

"It will be like a living object that will come alive in the wind and reflect the light. The folds will move, the surface of the monument will become sensual," Christo explained when presenting his final project, two years before his death. We were doubtful! We saw it during the day : ok ! We saw it at night : SPECTACULAR !

Why this choice of colors?

It is a reference to the colors of the French flag (blue fabric, white sky and red ropes),

What a technical feat?

To pack the Arc de Triomphe, it took 25,000 m² of canvas on which 1 kg of aluminum was sprayed, 3,000 meters of rope, 312 tons of steel structure.
1,000 people were mobilized, including 50 rope access technicians who rappelled from the top of the Arc de Triomphe to deploy the fabric from eight-meter wide rolls weighing more than a ton.
In all, 2 months of assembly and 5 weeks of disassembly...