Editing Arc de Triomphe (section)

=== 21st century ===
In late 2018, the Arc de Triomphe suffered acts of vandalism as part of the [[Yellow vests protests]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Irish |first1=John |title=Macron mulls state of emergency after worst unrest in decades |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-protests/macron-visits-riot-damaged-arc-de-triomphe-state-of-emergency-mulled-idUKKBN1O1076 |website=Reuters |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726082232/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-protests/macron-visits-riot-damaged-arc-de-triomphe-state-of-emergency-mulled-idUKKBN1O1076 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The vandals sprayed the monument with graffiti and ransacked its small museum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Brigit |title=Arc de Triomphe to Reopen After Being Vandalized During 'Yellow Vest' Protests |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/arc-de-triomphe-reopen-after-being-vandalized-during-yellow-vest-protests-180970994/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206065445/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/arc-de-triomphe-reopen-after-being-vandalized-during-yellow-vest-protests-180970994/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, the arc was wrapped in a silvery blue fabric and red rope,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Here's Why The Arc De Triomphe Was Just Wrapped In Fabric |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038287275/arc-de-triomphe-christo-jeanne-claude-wrapped |access-date=19 September 2021 |newspaper=NPR |date=17 September 2021 |language=en |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919220900/https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038287275/arc-de-triomphe-christo-jeanne-claude-wrapped |url-status=live }}</ref> as part of [[L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped]], a posthumous project planned by artists [[Christo and Jeanne-Claude]] since the early 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Brigit |title=L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped: Christo's dream being realised |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/13/larc-de-triomphe-wrapped-christo-dream-bulgarian-artist |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=13 June 2021 |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620210243/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/13/larc-de-triomphe-wrapped-christo-dream-bulgarian-artist |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:Arc de Triomphe de lÉtoile, Paris 7 June 2012.jpg|View of the Arc de Triomphe from the [[Avenue d'Iéna]], 2012.
File:Secretary Kerry, French Foreign Minister Fabius, Ambassador Hartley Pause After 70th Anniversary VE Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Paris (17421255431).jpg|[[Laurent Fabius]], Minister of Foreign Affairs, with [[John Kerry]], U.S. Secretary of State, under the Arc de Triomphe in 2015.
File:Bastille Day Parade 170714-D-PB383-005 (35087624434).jpg|[[Bastille Day]] military parade, 2017.
File:PARADE DES CHAMPIONS PARIS 2024 CHAMPS ELYSEES (53997937113).jpg|The Arc de Triomphe during the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris.
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