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View from the west; Pyramid & Louvre in the background.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris
Tuileries, Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre
A Bit of History
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (architects Percier and Fontaine)
was built between 1806 and 1808 by Napoleon I following
the model of the Arc of Constantine in Rome.
The two arches built by Napoleon - Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
and the Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, were to commemorate his victories,
and the grand army who had won them.
The bronze horses on top of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
were taken from Saint-Marc of Venice. These were later returned after WWII.
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1. View from the east with the Champs-Elysée in the background.
2. Detail of the eastern façade - 1.
3. Detail of the eastern façade - 2.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
is richly decorated in rose marble on the columns and the front
paneling. It is part of the so-called Grand Ax of Paris
which consists of the Grande Arch de la Defense, the
Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, the Champs-Elysees, the Obélisque
de Luxor at the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
and continues on to the Louvre.
It is composed of threes arches: a big one and two little ones.
The arc is 63 feet high, 75 feet wide, and 24 feet deep. The two small arches are 14 feet,
16 inches high and 9 feet wide. The big arch is 21 feet high and 9 feet wide. The arc is
surmounted by a group of men on horses underneath of which, one finds the names of the battles
and treaties of Napoleon.
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Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris
