9 Arc de Triomphe Coloring Pages to Print for Free!
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Picture yourself walking down the most famous avenue in Paris and, right at the end, the huge Arc de Triomphe appears. That is how striking the drawing we colored to welcome you turned out. We put a lot of care into it so every stone would look solid and elegant.
Here at Coloring Together we gathered plenty of Arc de Triomphe coloring pages, all ready to print. There are front views, angled views and even versions surrounded by trees, so you can choose your favorite and paint it your own way.
Each coloring picture comes with a fun fact about this monument. So while you pick the colors for the stone and the sky, you discover why the Arc de Triomphe is so special to France and to the whole world.
And when you finish your artwork, do not keep it to yourself: share it with us. We have a gallery where we show drawings from the whole community, and yours could be the next one to stand tall like a true champion's arch.
Arc de Triomphe coloring pages
Why color Arc de Triomphe pictures?
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. Napoleon Bonaparte ordered it to be built in 1806 to honor the soldiers of his army, and it took thirty years to finish. Today it is a symbol of France that millions of people visit every year.
Coloring the Arc de Triomphe is a fun way to learn its story. While you paint its columns, its carvings and the huge vault, you learn what France was like more than two centuries ago and why this arch became so important.
We also added lots of fun facts about the Arc de Triomphe that you may not have known. That way you learn new things while doing a calm and creative activity. Shall we begin?
Learn while coloring Arc de Triomphe
- The Arc de Triomphe was ordered by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806, after his victory at the battle of Austerlitz. He wanted to honor the soldiers of his army, the famous Grande Armée.
- It took thirty years to build. Work started in 1806 and it was not finished until 1836. Napoleon never got to see it completed!
- It stands almost 50 meters tall, about the height of a fifteen-story building. It is one of the largest triumphal arches in the world.
- The arch sits in the middle of a big square where twelve avenues spread out like a star. That is why it used to be called the Place of the Star.
- Beneath the arch rests the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in memory of those who died in World War I. A flame has been lit there every evening since 1923 and never goes out.
- The design of the Arc de Triomphe was inspired by the Arch of Titus, a very old arch the Romans built almost two thousand years ago.
- If you climb the 284 steps inside, you reach a terrace with a view over the Champs-Élysées avenue and a big part of Paris.
- The names of hundreds of generals and battles of the French army are carved on its walls. It is like a history book written in stone!
- In 1919, a pilot named Charles Godefroy flew his plane underneath the arch to celebrate the end of World War I. He went right through the middle!
