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Arc de Triomphe
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Arc de Triomphe

Classé historic monument since 1905One of 17 classé monuments in Saintes; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
FFunerary monumentS2nd c.1905protected
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About Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe is one of 17 classé historic monuments in Saintes, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Its architecture is Roman. It dates from the 2nd c. It has been classé since 1905. 6 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L'arc de Germanicus est un arc de l'Antiquité romaine érigé à Saintes en l'an 18 ou 19 pour l'empereur Tibère, son fils Drusus et son neveu et fils adoptif Germanicus. L'arc de Germanicus fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du 5 juillet 1905.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Arc de Germanicus” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00105247 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Saintes · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Arc de Triomphe

Is Arc de Triomphe protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1905 (Mérimée record PA00105247).

Can you visit Arc de Triomphe?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Arc de Triomphe built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 2nd c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.