L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped: Christo’s dream being realised

Work begins next month to swathe monument in blue fabric a year after Bulgarian-born artist's death

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris will be swathed in silvery blue fabric and red rope as a posthumous project planned by the artist Christo since the early 1960s finally becomes reality.

Work will begin next month on L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, a 14m installation at one of the world's most recognised monuments. The arch will be swathed in 25,000 sq/m of recyclable polypropylene fabric, fixed with 3,000 m of red rope, also recyclable.