
Arc de Triomphe Spiral Staircase - Paris Architecture Photography
Free worldwide shipping · Made to order & shipped from a lab near you · Arrives in ~5–8 days (US) · Damaged? Free replacement.
A wrought-iron spiral staircase winds up through the stone core of the Arc de Triomphe, the camera looking down the helix as it tightens toward the centre. Napoleon commissioned the arch in 1806 to honour his armies after the victory at Austerlitz, though it was not completed until 1836, long after his fall. Visitors who climb to the rooftop terrace, fifty metres above the Place Charles de Gaulle, do it the same way — 284 steps coiled inside the masonry. The photograph isolates that climb as a single geometric figure, the railing curving from bright to shadow as it falls away. The monument's hidden architecture, made visible.
Materials
- Fine Art Poster — Giclée print on 200 gsm (80 lb) FSC-certified paper, 12-colour pigment process, smooth matte finish.
- Museum-Quality Matte — 250 gsm (100 lb) uncoated off-white archival paper. Heavier stock and a warmer tone than the Fine Art Poster.
- Canvas — Printed canvas stretched over an FSC-certified slim wood frame. Ready to hang, no glazing.
- Fine Art Framed — White, Wood, Dark Wood — The Fine Art Poster mounted behind shatterproof plexiglass in a 12 × 22 mm solid wood frame. Ready to hang.
- Fine Art Framed — Black — The same print behind shatterproof plexiglass in a 10 × 22 mm aluminium frame. Ready to hang.
Sizes
- 12x18" (30 × 45 cm)
- 16x24" (40 × 60 cm)
- 24x36" (60 × 90 cm)
Printed to order and shipped from the production centre nearest you. Every size is offered at the photograph’s native 3:2 proportions, so the full frame is printed edge to edge with nothing cropped away.
Sizes & materials
Materials
- Fine Art Poster — premium matte poster stock, archival pigment inks.
- Museum-Quality Matte — heavyweight matte fine-art paper, rich detail, no glare.
- Canvas — gallery-wrapped on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang.
- Framed Poster — print set in a wood frame; choose white, natural, dark wood, or black.
Size guide (approx.)
- 8×10 in — 20×25 cm
- 11×14 in — 28×36 cm
- 16×20 in — 41×51 cm
- 18×24 in — 46×61 cm
- 24×36 in — 61×91 cm
Made to order — please choose your size carefully, as made-to-order prints can't be returned for a wrong-size choice.
Shipping & returns
Shipping — Each print is produced on demand at the partner lab nearest you (US, UK, mainland Europe, and 10+ countries), so it travels the shortest distance. Production 1–4 business days; delivery roughly 3–6 days in the US, UK & EU and 5–10 days rest of world, tracked. EU orders are produced within the EU, so no import duties apply.
Returns — Arrives damaged, defective, or not what you ordered? Email ingo@elfering.com within 30 days with photos and we'll send a free replacement — or a full refund if we can't replace it. Because every piece is made to order, we don't accept change-of-mind returns.
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