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The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

The facade of the basilica bears a circular panel with the image of Pope Pius X. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (also referred to as the Upper Basilica) was built between 1866 and 1872 as a conjoint confirmation of the legitimacy of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (proclaimed in 1854 by Pope Pius IX) and of the Marian apparitions in 1858 and consecrated in 1876, it was the second of the churches to be completed. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (French: Basilique de Notre Dame de l'Immaculée Conception de Lourdes), known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.. Located at Lourdes, France. Designed by architect Hippolyte Durand.

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English name: Triumphal Arch of de Gaulle 
World’s Most Popular Commemorative Arch

Arc de Triomphe or (Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile), English name: Triumphal Arch of de Gaulle, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Étoile), The Arc is located on the right bank of the Seine at the centre of a dodecagonal configuration of twelve radiating avenues. It was constructed in August 5, 1806 and commissioned after the victory at Austerlitz by Emperor Napoleon at the peak of his fortunes. Laying the foundations alone took two years and, in 1810, when Napoleon entered Paris from the west with his bride Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, he had a wooden mock-up of the completed arch constructed. The architect, Jean Chalgrin, died in 1811 and the work was taken over by Jean-Nicolas Huyot. During the Bourbon Restoration, construction was halted and it would not be completed until the reign of King Louis-Philippe, between 1833 and 1836, by the architects Goust, then Huyot, under the direction of Héricart de Thury.  The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. It was the largest triumphal arch in existence until the construction of the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, in 1982.