The packaging of the Arc de Triomphe, a monumental flagship project and the ultimate dream of the artist Christo, who died Sunday, is still scheduled for the fall of 2021, has assured on Tuesday at the Centre of national monuments (CMN) and with the leaders of the project.

The project continues in accordance with the wishes of the artist ", has provided the AFP with the NMC, which manages the monument, one of the most visited in Paris. Because of the pandemic of the sars coronavirus, the packaging had been postponed to the period from September 18 to October 3, 2021, one year exactly after the dates originally planned.