Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Reflection of the Arc de triomphe in sun glasses as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris early September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parisians look at workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sunset through the Arc de triomphe as workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers unravel silver blue fabric, part of the process of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, Arc of Triumph, in Paris on September 12, 2021, designed by the late artist Christo. Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery-blue fabric as a posthumous tribute to the artist Christo, who had dreamt of the project for decades. Bulgarian-born Christo, a longtime Paris resident, had plans for sheathing the imposing war memorial at the top of the Champs-Elysees while renting an apartment near it in the 1960s. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 3, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 3, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture taken on August 3, 2021 shows the Arc de triomphe being protected before the wrapping of the monument, as part of a posthumous monumental installation by late Bulgarian-born artist Christo. The monumental work is said to make the Parisian monument disappear under 25,000 sqm of recyclable polypropylene silver and blue fabric and 7,000 m of red rope from September 18 to October 3, 2021, despite Christo's death in May 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM