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Winter Solstice Alignment at the Arc de Triomphe du Palais

At Porte d'Aix

Les Grands Carmes, Marseille

📅Happens only around December 21st annually
📸Arrive 30 min early for best vantage point
⏱️The perfect alignment lasts just minutes

Once a year, the winter solstice sun drops perfectly through the Arc de Triomphe at Palais Longchamp—engineered precision meeting celestial choreography for a fleeting, spectacular alignment.

Annual celestial spectacle
Architectural alignment phenomenon
Sunset photography moment
Winter solstice tradition

Monday, December 21

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