Arc de triomphe du Carrousel, Triumphal arch at Place du Carrousel in Paris, France.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a neoclassical monument in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris between the Louvre and the Tuileries Garden. Eight Corinthian marble columns stand in pairs at the sides and support an entablature with reliefs.
Percier and Fontaine built this structure between 1806 and 1808 for Napoleon after his successes against Austria. The relief shows events such as the surrender at Ulm and the Battle of Austerlitz.
The name comes from the nearby riding ground where royal equestrian games once took place. Visitors see the soldier figures in precise military uniforms, showing the regiments under Napoleon.
Access runs through the Louvre courtyard and the Tuileries Garden, with both sides offering equally good views. Visitors move freely around the entire base to see details and inscriptions.
Until 1815, four bronze horses from Venice decorated the top of the monument. After their return to Italy, they were replaced by a new quadriga with a female figure.
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