Arc de triomphe du Carousel, Paris
General view of the Arc de triomphe du Carousel, 1806-8, by Charles Percier and Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine, Paris, France. This triumphal arch on the Place du Carrousel, commissioned by the Emperor Napoleon I to commemorate France's military victories in 1805, was modelled on the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome. Bas-reliefs on the arch depict Napoleon's diplomatic and military victories, and on top is a copy of the sculpture of horses on the Basilica San Marco in Venice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13425102
Media ID
45088729
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5544px x 3576px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
