The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, (Paris, France); 1806-8; Corinthian
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (architect Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine) was built by Napoleon I after the model of the Roman Constantine arc from 1806 to 1808. The two arches built by Napoleon -The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and The Arc de Triomphe at Etoile.He built those arc for commemorate his victory and win their great army, including the victory of the French army in Austerlitz. The bronze horse on the top of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was obtained from Saint Mark of Venice. These later returned after World War II. 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. The Quadriga beyond the arch is a replica of the bronze horse of Constantine I at ...