1838 | Architecture, Real Estate
Architecture, Real Estate
The Arc de Triomphe is completed at Paris in the Place l'Etoile at the top of a hill on the Champs d'Elysée (see 1810). Prince Louis Philippe ordered construction resumed when he came to power 8 years ago; the world's largest triumphal arch, it is 164 feet high and 148 wide, and has a frieze depicting the successful campaigns of France's armies between 1790 and 1814. The four avenues that converge on the Place l'Etoile will grow to number 12.
Claridge's Hotel, London, has its beginnings as former English butler William Claridge acquires a small hotel-restaurant previously run by the French chef Mivart at the corner of Brook Street and Davy Street. Mivart has established a reputation for his joints and steam puddings (see 1878).