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Paris' Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped in fabric for art installation

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Paris (France), Sep 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) With the work to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in fabric nearing completion, the artist Christo's nephew, Vladimir Yavachev is "excited" to be able to make his uncle's dream come true, who started working on the idea in 1961.Christo passed away in May 2020 in New York, shortly after the French authorities granted the final permits to carry out the project, so it was up to his nephew - who had worked with him for 31 years - to make it happen posthumously.FOOTAGE OF THE WORKS 'L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE EMPAQUETÉ'.SOUNDBITES OF YAVACHEV.

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