Arc de Triomphe

“	The plan was hatched to set off a series of underground explosions in the hopes that Baragon would be driven to the surface. Destroying a treasured landmark* was not part of that plan.*	„
	— Narration during Baragon's destruction of the Arc de Triomphe in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #11

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is a famous landmark in Paris, France. It was built to commemorate the victory of France over Russia in the early-1800s. The Arc de Triomphe is featured in the 1968 Godzilla film, Destroy All Monsters, and in the comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.

History

The Last War (1961)
Atragon (1963)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)

The Last War

The Arc de Triomphe, along with the rest of Paris, was obliterated by an Alliance ICBM during the final nuclear exchanges between the Federation and the Alliance.

Destroy All Monsters

After being mind-controlled by the Kilaaks, Gorosaurus attacked Paris, burrowing through the ground. He surfaced almost exactly next to the Arc de Triomphe, and it collapsed as he climbed out of the ground.

Comics

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #11 (2014)
Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre #2 (2024)

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

"The Devils and the Deep"

Baragon surfaced in Paris underneath the Arc de Triomphe, destroying it. The Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces deployed Mechagodzilla to stop Baragon. After a fierce battle, Mechagodzilla subdued Baragon and airlifted him to the Monster Islands.

Trivia

Originally, Baragon was to attack Paris and destroy the Arc de Triomphe in Destroy All Monsters, but his suit was too badly damaged from overuse as other kaiju in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra series and he was replaced with Gorosaurus. As a result, Gorosaurus gains Baragon's burrowing ability and is even referred to as "Baragon" in that scene of the film. The fact that Baragon himself destroys the Arc de Triomphe in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth is likely a nod to this.

Locations
Showa
Countries	Japan (Hiroshima • Nagasaki • Tokyo (Shinagawa • Ginza) • Kobe • Osaka • Nagoya • Okinawa (Naha • Cape Manzamo) • Hokkaido (Nemuro) • Kyoto • Fukuoka) • China (Beijing) • Philippines (Manila) • Egypt (Cairo) • New Guinea • Marshall Islands • United States (New York City • Alaska • Texas) • United Kingdom (London) • France (Paris) • Italy (Venice) • Germany • Russia (Moscow) • Rolisica (New Kirk City) • Mu • Selgina • Seatopia • Kingdom of Khitan • North Korea • South Korea
Geographic points	Mount Aso • Mount Fuji • Izu Oshima • Aokigahara • Pacific Ocean (Bikini Atoll • Odo Island • Iwato Island • Kamiko Island • Faro Island • Infant Island • Sergio Island • Letchi Island • Sollgel Island • Monster Island • Mondo Island • Ogasawara Islands (Unnamed island • Monsterland) • Wester Island • Japan Trench • Tokyo Bay • Osaka Bay • Sagami Bay • Suruga Bay) • Arctic Ocean
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America • Antarctica) • Mysteroid • Planet R • Planet Paira • Venus • Mars • Jupiter • Planet X • Moon • Gorath • Terra • Planet Fire God • Dark Gaseous Nebula of the Orion • M Space Hunter Nebula • Planet Peaceland • Planet Garoga • Planet Bulgar • Planet Green • Black Hole Planet 3 • Rosetta
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Tokyo Tower • Osaka Castle • Saikai Bridge • Haneda Airport • Golden Gate Bridge • Statue of Liberty • Atami Castle • Nagoya TV Tower • Nagoya Castle • Wakato Bridge • Kurobe Dam • UNSC Moon Base • Arc de Triomphe • Godzilla Tower • Underground Cave • Atlantis
Heisei
Countries	Japan (Tokyo • Osaka • Hokkaido (Sapporo) • Fukuoka • Nagoya • Yokohama (Minato Mirai 21) • Kyoto • Kobe • Kagoshima • Beppu • Kumamoto • Okinawa • Omaezaki • Sendai • Ashikaga • Shima) • China (Hong Kong) • Philippines • Marshall Islands • Russia • Saradia • North Korea • South Korea • Egypt
Geographic points	Izu Oshima • Mount Mihara • Mount Fuji • Mount Aso • Aokigahara • Lake Ashi • Pacific Ocean (Tokyo Bay • Bikini Atoll • Lagos Island • Bering Sea • Sea of Okhotsk • Infant Island • Adonoa Island • Baas Island • Himegami Island • Kowloon Bay • Suruga Bay • Godzilland • Godzilla Island • Matango Island • Bungo Channel • Yakushima • Nilai-Kanai pyramid) • Arctic Ocean
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia) • Mars • Jupiter • Monster Planet • Planet Torendeiru
Miscellaneous	Ihama Nuclear Power Plant • National Diet Building • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Fukuoka Tower • Sapporo TV Tower • Nagoya Castle • Nagoya TV Tower • Yokohama Landmark Tower • Yokohama Bay Bridge • Cosmo Clock 21 • Tokyo Tower • Kai Tak Airport • Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building • Tokyo Telecom Center • Ikata Nuclear Power Plant • Haneda Airport • Ariake Coliseum • Underworld • Atlantis
Millennium
Countries	Japan (Tokyo • Okinawa • Tokai • Manazuru • Hokkaido (Nemuro) • Osaka • Yaizu • Yokohama • Tateyama) • United States (New York City • Arizona) • France (Paris) • Australia (Sydney) • New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) • China (Shanghai) • Canada
Geographic points	Pacific Ocean (Tokyo Bay • Kiganjima • Infant Island • Ogasawara Islands (Magonoté • Himago Island) • Japan Trench) • Atlantic Ocean (English Channel) • Mount Myoko • Lake Ikeda • Mount Fuji • Aokigahara • Area G
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America • Oceania • Australia • Antarctica) • Gorath • Planet Fire God
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Tokai Nuclear Power Plant • Yokohama Landmark Tower • Yokohama Bay Bridge • Empire State Building • Statue of Liberty • Sydney Opera House • Eiffel Tower
Reiwa
Countries	Japan (Tokyo (Kamata • Shinagawa • Ginza • Shinjuku) • Kamakura • Mechagodzilla City • Nigashio) • United Kingdom (London) • France (Paris) • Germany • United States • India • Marshall Islands
Geographic points	Tama River • Mount Fuji • Tanzawa Pass • Pacific Ocean (Odo Island • Tokyo Bay • Sagami Bay • Bikini Atoll • Ogasawara Islands • Bōsō Peninsula) • Atlantic Ocean (English Channel)
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America) • Kepler-452b • Tau Ceti e • Moon
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Tokyo Station • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Aratrum • Oratio • Union Compound India • Shinjuku Toho Building (Godzilla Head)
American films
Countries	United States (New York City • Hawaii • Nevada • San Francisco • Boston • Hoboken • Washington, D.C. • Pensacola • Alaska) • France (French Polynesia • Montagnac) • Marshall Islands • Jamaica • Philippines • Japan (Janjira • Tokyo) • Vietnam • Mexico (Isla de Mara) • Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) • Germany (Munich) • Russia (Moscow) • United Kingdom (London • Gibraltar) • Spain (Cadiz) • Italy (Rome) • Barbados • Norway (Kvitøya) • Sudan (Jebel Barkal) • Peru (Machu Pichu) • Egypt (Cairo) • China (Hong Kong) • Panama • South Korea • Chile (Santa Soledad)
Geographic points	Pacific Ocean (Bikini Atoll • Skull Island • Tasman Sea) • Arctic Ocean • Yunnan Rainforest • Mount Fuji • Infant Island • Victoria Peak
Planets and continents	Earth (America • Europe • Asia • Oceania • Antarctica)
Miscellaneous	Empire State Building • Statue of Liberty • World Trade Center • Chernobyl exclusion zone • Madison Square Garden • Brooklyn Bridge • Honolulu International Airport • Golden Gate Bridge • Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository • Alcatraz Island • Fenway Park • Apex Cybernetics • Hollow Earth (Axis Mundi) • Colosseum • Great Pyramid • Christ the Redeemer
Printed media
Countries	United States (San Francisco • San Diego • Los Angeles • New York City • Texas • Washington, D.C. • Seattle • Las Vegas • Alaska • Chicago) • Japan (Tokyo) • Germany • Brazil (São Paulo) • Egypt (Cairo) • France (Paris) • Greece • Italy (Pompeii • Rome) • Ghana (Accra) • India (Mumbai) • Turkey (Istanbul) • North Korea • South Korea (Seoul) • Russia (Moscow) • Mexico • Vietnam • Jamaica • Peru • Canada (Vancouver)
Geographic points	Mount Vesuvius • Pacific Ocean (Monster Island • Monster Islands • Infant Island • Moansta Island • Satan Atoll • Ogasawara Islands • Bering Sea)
Planets and continents	Earth (America • Asia • Europe • Antarctica)
Miscellaneous	Alaskan Pipeline • Golden Gate Bridge • Grand Canyon • Eiffel Tower • Christ the Redeemer • Hell • Multiverse • Deadzone

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