The Triumph Arch is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, on the Kiseleff Boulevard. The first, wooden, triumphal arch was built in haste after Romania gained its independence (1878), so that the victorious troops could march under it. Another temporary arch was built on the same site, in 1922, after World War I, which was demolished in 1935 to make way for the current triumphal arch, which was inaugurated in September 1936.