This event is in the past.It took place on February 17, 2026 at Arc de Triomphe.
Watch the eternal flame flicker back to life at this solemn evening ceremony beneath the Arc de Triomphe. The Garde républicaine and student delegations honor France's Unknown Soldier with military precision and stirring music.
Solemn ceremony
Military tradition
Historic landmark
Free evening event
Tips
🏫student delegations from Toulouse, Figeac, and La Grand Combe participate
🎺military music from the Bureau rayonnement
🚇use underground passage, don't cross the roundabout
Ravivage Gendarmerie nationale
Champs-Elysées
Watch the eternal flame flicker back to life at this solemn evening ceremony beneath the Arc de Triomphe. The Garde républicaine and student delegations honor France's Unknown Soldier with military precision and stirring music.
Solemn ceremony
Military tradition
Historic landmark
Free evening event
Tips
🏫student delegations from Toulouse, Figeac, and La Grand Combe participate
🎺military music from the Bureau rayonnement
🚇use underground passage, don't cross the roundabout
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