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For the horse race in Paris, see Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. For other uses, see Arch of Triumph (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre Palace.
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe seen from the east
Location within Paris
Alternative names
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
General information
Type
Triumphal Arch
Architectural style
Neoclassicism
Location
Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly Place de l'Étoile)
Feel like your life is going backward? Maybe that's because it's Palindrome Week, meaning that each day's date, if delivered in American numerical format, can be read the same forw... moreFeel like your life is going backward? Maybe that's because it's Palindrome Week, meaning that each day's date, if delivered in American numerical format, can be read the same forward and backward.
The number-fun actually lasts more than just one week. Tuesday is 9-10-19, which backward is... 9-10-19. That formula continues with 9-11-19, 9-12-19, 9-13-19, 9-14-19, 9-15-19, 9-16-19, 9-17-19, 9-18-19 and finally, 9-19-19.
The pattern doesn't hold if you write your dates with the day first, as the Brits and Aussies do, but they'll have to make their own palindromes. "Tacocat" works, or "A Santa Lived As a Devil At NASA," if you want to get creative about it.
There's been a Palindrome Week every year since 2011, but enjoy this one while you can. As Time and Date notes, "every century has nine years with 10 Palindrome Days in a row. These years are always in the second decade of the century." The next time this neat number game appears is in 2021.
Originally published Sept. 10, 9:43 a.m. PTCorrection, 4:57 p.m.:... less
