Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, (Place du Carrousel, French); 1836 Jiahao Wang

Name: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Time: 1836

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a pretty famous building in the world, and it is also the representative building in French. It is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. In order to commemorate the triumph of the Russian-Olympic Army in 1805, Napoleon ordered the construction of a "Great Sculpture" in 1806 to greet the French soldiers who triumphed in the future. This amazing arch was built between 1806 and 1808, but it completed by 1836 because it stopped several times after Napoleon kingdom.

It has a big central arch, which is 21 feet high, and two small ones, which are 14 feet high and 9 feet wide. When you see this building first, you will feel you are so tiny because it is a huge and great building. This arm designed by Charies Percier and Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine. This arch is the center of 12 streets in Paris, so it looks pretty grand and magnificent. There has four mural around surface, and these mean expedition, victory, peace and resistance. The statue of the free goddess on the right post and followed by the energetic warriors is the ‘volunteering army expeditionary expedition.’ The triumphant return of Napoleon shows the jubilation of the victory ceremony after Napoleon’s victory. These two immortal art masterpieces all occupy an important place in the history of the world art. On the threshold facing the Avenue de la Grande Armee is ‘La Republique’, which sculptured by Antoine Etex, and ‘La Paix’ large relief. Inside surface of door has names, which famous generals, who followed Napoleon. The top part of the arch is a big sculpture, which is general and horse. It also has some sculptures around the surface of this arch. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel has many details, and above the central arch write the history of napoleonic wars. For example, the Arc de Triomphe is also engraved with the names of 558 heroes of the Napoleonic Empire era. Some of them have their names underlined because they were all killed in the war. There has a elevator and stone stair case that can help you to stand on the top of this amazing building. Cause this arch is the center of the city, so you can get an amazing view when you stand on it.

Paris Arc de Triomphe is a representative building of the Empire style. The rise of this style has an inseparable relationship with Napoleon's advocacy. Its prosperity and decline have always been closely linked with the fate of Napoleon. These buildings are inspired and modeled on the majestic architecture of the Roman Empire. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris studied from the ancient Roman triumphal arch, but its scale is more ambitious and the style is more concise. The Arc de Triomphe abandoned the arch vouchers of the Arc de Triomphe in Rome and set up only one arch, so it looks more magnificent and imposing.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe