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TRIUMPHAL ARCH

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2024
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2024

The majestic Arc de Triomphe, which once marked the city's exit towards Aix-en-Provence, is a must-see monument.

The Porte d'Aix, as it is commonly known, once marked the boundary of Marseille and the city's exit towards Aix. In 1784, a first project for a triumphal arch was born. The aldermen decided to erect it in honor of Louis XVI. The Place d'Aix was chosen as the site. Hesitations on the part of Marseille's town councillors delayed the project, and it was definitively abandoned with the revolution.

The idea was revived in 1823, on the initiative of the Marquis de Montgrand, Mayor of Marseille, this time to commemorate the Duc d'Angoulême's campaign in Spain. Built in 1825 to plans by the architect Penchaud, this triumphal arch, culminating in the center of a large traffic circle, gradually fell out of favor, a victim of the district's bad reputation and not really enhanced by the freeway that opens up just a few meters away.

Today, the project to rehabilitate the district and the square is changing all that. Although some works are behind schedule, the Arc de Triomphe's surroundings are much more pleasant, and the building has been given a new lease of life. The freeway has been rerouted, and green spaces are taking over. From now on, there's no reason to miss the superb perspective between this triumphal arch and the Cantini fountain on Place Castellane. A monument that deserves the attention it deserves at last.

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Visited in august 2023
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les français aiment les arcs de triomphe, mais celui-là, oh non
oui ce n'est même pas comparable à celui de Paris mais aussi à celui de Montpellier. Un petit truc au milieu du quartier arabe
jcc007
Visited in august 2016
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L'Arc de Triomphe de la porte d'Aix est traditionnel et mérite cependant le détour.
le monument est imposant avec ses quatre statues : le dévouement, la prudence, la résignation et la valeur.
ndge13
Visited in june 2016
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Ah la porte d'Aix!!! L'autoroute n'y arrive plus et c'est tant mieux mais ce n'est donc plus vraiment la Porte d'Aix! A l'heure actuelle, ce n'est pas un lieu touristique, il faut dire qu'il n'y a pas grand chose à voir et l'environnement (travaux, route, marché aux puces) n'est pas très agréable mais il se pourrait bien que cela change bien tôt avec le réhabilitation fulgurante de Marseille!
nothing D exceptional there is a small market very local L place N is not very welcoming to avoid for tourists and the triumphal arch N is not very well maintained
District exotic, or there is not bad things at very reasonable prices. L'Arc of triumph is to be discovered if you are in the corner, very pretty despite work quarter.

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