Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, built in the early 19th century to commemorate Napoleon’s military victories and located near the Louvre and Tuileries Gardens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
triumphal arch
architect Charles Percier
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
builtToCommemorate Austrian campaign of 1805
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon’s military victories
commissionedBy Napoleon I
constructionStartDate 1806
country France
currentQuadriga gilded bronze replica
currentQuadrigaInstalledBy Charles X
linked to: Charles X of France
depth approximately 7 meters
faces east toward the Louvre courtyard
west toward the Tuileries Garden
hasDesignFeature eight Corinthian columns
reliefs depicting Napoleonic victories
three-arched composition
hasFunction ceremonial gateway to the former Tuileries Palace
hasRelief Battle of Austerlitz
Peace entering Vienna
Surrender of Ulm
linked to: Battle of Ulm

Treaty of Pressburg
hasSculpturalGroup quadriga on top
height approximately 19 meters
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 1888
inaugurationDate 1808
inspiredBy Arch of Constantine
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedNear Louvre Museum
Tuileries Garden
locatedOn Place du Carrousel
managedBy French Ministry of Culture
materialUsed marble
stone
nearbyLandmark Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile
linked to: Arc de Triomphe

Luxor Obelisk on Place de la Concorde
originalQuadrigaLocation St Mark’s Basilica in Venice
linked to: St Mark's Basilica
originalQuadrigaRemovedIn 1815
originalQuadrigaSource Horses of Saint Mark
ownedBy French state
partOf Axe historique of Paris
touristActivity viewpoint along the Axe historique
width approximately 23 meters

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Place du Carrousel knownFor Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Place du Carrousel hasMonument Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Arc de Triomphe of Montpellier isSimilarTo Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Charles Percier notableWork Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (with Fontaine)
linked to: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Louvre Pyramid courtyard hasViewOf Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Jardin du Carrousel near Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Jardin du Carrousel hasLandmark Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
François-Joseph Bosio notableWork Reliefs for the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
linked to: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
François-Joseph Bosio notableWork Quadriga of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
linked to: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel