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The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned after the victory of

  1. Louis XIV

  2. Napolean

  3. Louis X

  4. Louis XVI
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Explanation

The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 after his victory at Austerlitz, to honor the French army and their victories. It commemorates those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Louis XIV, Louis X, and Louis XVI were all from earlier periods. Napoleon's victories are what prompted the monument.

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