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Artist Christo's Arc de Triomphe unwrapped in Paris

By AFP (Glomex) 9 May 2022 197 Views

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A team of technicians remove the silver fabric covering the Arc de Triomphe as the two weeks of artist Christo's temporary, posthumous work draws to a close. IMAGES

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