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Louvre, Paris: the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

RIBA Ref No RIBA108643
Architect/DesignerPercier, Charles (1764-1838)
Fontaine, Pierre-Francois-Leonard (1762-1853)
Artist/PhotographerBenton, Tim
CountryFrance
CityParis
Subject Date1808
Image Date1996
ViewExterior
StyleNeoclassical
MediumTransparency
Library ReferenceBenton 96-03-09-02
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditTim Benton / RIBA Collections
SubjectTriumphal arches
NOTES: Situated on the Place du Carrousel, which was used as an execution site during the French Revolution, it was originally erected as a gateway to the Tuileries and as a commemoration of Napoleon Bonaparte's victories at Austerlitz.
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