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The Arc de Triomphe in Munich is 21 meters high, 24 meters wide and 12 meters thick. The style is similar to the Arch of Constantine in Rome, the Marble Arch in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The gate was built by King Ludwig I of Bavaria and completed in 1852. On there are chariots and lions. The lion was used because the lion was a symbol of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled Bavaria. Originally a memorial to the glory of the Bavarian army, the gate is today used as a monument to reminding of peace. The gate was badly damaged in World War II, but, like the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, it was only partially rebuilt. The inscription on the back reads "Dedicated to Victory, Broken by War, Reminder of Peace".