Andreas Ruby, Director of the Swiss Architecture Museum shares his thoughts on the wrapped Arc de Triomphe installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, in a 3 part essay, converting a monument ...

It will also see him return to the city where he met Jeanne-Claude, and where they both launched their art practice. They first conceived L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped in 1962, one year after they ...

L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped as it is officially named, cost a total of €14 million (roughly US$16.5 million), which was raised privately by the estate of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

As with all works from the pair, L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped is as much a feat of engineering as it is art: Some 269,000 square feet of fabric had to be sewn into panels by Geo—Die Luftwerker, a ...

When some think of French architectural icons, the Eiffel Tower may spring to mind. But for many French people, it's the Arc de Triomphe that symbolizes their national identity.

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Andreas Ruby, Director of the Swiss Architecture Museum shares his thoughts on the wrapped Arc de Triomphe installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, in a 3 part essay, converting a monument ...

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