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Today in History—July 29: A Monument Built for Glory Opened Quietly: Media

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July 29, 1836: Hardly anyone came to the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Prints and Photographs Division/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-pcrd-1b05768); Photo Illustration Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.