Arc de Triomphe Spiral Staircase - Paris Architecture Photography
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.
About this print
Each print is produced in a small, signed edition. Sizes range from 12×16 in to 30×40 in across nine formats — pick the one that fits your wall, not the one closest to standard. Custom sizes available on request: write to me.
Materials & Care
Fine Art Print — archival 308 gsm cotton rag, pigment inks, 100+ year display life. Frame behind glass or float-mount.
Canvas — gallery-wrap on a 1.5 in poplar stretcher, satin laminate, ready to hang.
Framed — fine art print, mounted, matted, and framed in a thin black or natural wood profile under museum glass.
Metal — image infused into brushed aluminum, float-mounted with a hidden bracket.
Acrylic — face-mounted under 4 mm acrylic, polished edges, hung with a recessed cleat.
Dust with a soft dry cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight to preserve the inks.
Shipping & returns
Prints ship from the studio within 5–7 business days, made to order. Worldwide tracked shipping. Each print is rolled in an archival tube (or crated for framed/glass/metal/acrylic).
If a print arrives damaged, send a photo within 7 days of delivery and I'll replace it. Because every print is made to order, returns for change-of-mind aren't accepted — but if you're not sure about size or material, write to me before ordering and I'll help you pick.
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