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L’arc de triomphe du Carrousel est un monument datant de 1809 construit sous Napoléon Bonaparte. Il comporte des entrées sur chacune des quatre faces (tétrapyle). Il est situé dans le Ier arrondissement de Paris. Il se trouve sur la place du Carrousel, juste à l'ouest du Musée du Louvre.
Édifié en hommage à la Grande Armée de Napoléon Bonaparte entre 1807 et 1809, le monument est situé devant le palais, sur l'esplanade précédant l'aile des Tuileries (avant qu'elle ne brûle en 1871). Célébrant la victoire de l'armée française à Austerlitz, l'arc de triomphe, dessiné par Charles Percier et Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, illustre la campagne de 1805 et la capitulation d'Ulm le 20 octobre 1805.

Il fait explicitement référence aux arcs de triomphe de l'empire romain et notamment à celui de Septime Sévère à Rome. Les sujets des bas-reliefs illustrant les batailles ont été choisis par le directeur du musée Napoléon (situé à l'époque au palais du Louvre), Vivant Denon, et dessiné par Charles Meynier.

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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (pronounced: [aʁk də tʁijɔ̃f dy kaʁusɛl]) is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year.
It was originally surmounted by the famous horses of Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, which had been captured in 1798 by Napoleon. In 1815, following the Battle of Waterloo and the Bourbon restoration, France ceded the quadriga to the Austrian empire which had annexed Venice under the terms of the Congress of Vienna. The Austrians immediately returned the statuary to its original place in Venice. The horses were replaced in 1828 by a quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio, depicting Peace riding in a triumphal chariot led by gilded Victories on both sides. The composition commemorates the Restoration of the Bourbons following Napoleon's downfall.

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  1. ★

    Budogirl73., Olympe B., Yolanda Miel, josche, and 152 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Zed The Dragon (17 months ago | reply)


  3. Yen Baet (17 months ago | reply)

    Love the soft light!

  4. Olympe B. (17 months ago | reply)

    superbe lumière!!

  5. Yolanda Miel (17 months ago | reply)

    une excellente lumière, c'est vrai !

  6. Derek Toye (17 months ago | reply)

    Excellent capture.

  7. emylily (17 months ago | reply)

    awesomee shot!! :)
    so cool light.

  8. Just lovin' it (17 months ago | reply)

    Awesome !

  9. kkirs (17 months ago | reply)

    lumière fantastique qui se filtre à travers l'arc.magnifique shot

  10. Hussain Rasool (ThUNDeR) (17 months ago | reply)

    the sky is beautiful over the arch .. great shot


  11. martix80 (17 months ago | reply)

    Meraviglioso il posto La foto e i colori!

  12. Thibault B Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    superbe lumière !

  13. Steve-h (17 months ago | reply)

    GReat shot with the light shining through the arch !!

  14. faworld (17 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic shot! Well done!

  15. blaster_e11 (17 months ago | reply)

    Magnifiques couleurs, Les tuileries se devinent derrière. Magique, j'ai presque cru à une peinture.

  16. atsjebosma (17 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful shot and light, well done!!

  17. red_lion (17 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful light coming through the arch...

  18. jjantak (17 months ago | reply)

    Nice picture. It seems that no matter where you are in the world, contrails are becoming more prevalent.

  19. AT - Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    Absolute beauty shot! I love

  20. ♋ DANY1926 ♋ (17 months ago | reply)

    Splendid scene well captured....-_^ Happy weekend.

  21. Giulia_ (17 months ago | reply)

    J'ai toujours considéré cet arc un jouet

  22. sneekk (17 months ago | reply)

    cool!

  23. claudedelrieu21 (17 months ago | reply)

    tres belle photo

  24. Audrey Meffray (17 months ago | reply)

    Quelle lumière ! bravo !

  25. TurisZ (17 months ago | reply)

    These shots are magnificant!

  26. guillaume g 2011 (17 months ago | reply)

    Super photo à contre jour. Le hdr rend ici super bien.

  27. Mariovar [deleted] (17 months ago | reply)

    Thisis a fantastic shot, very well done, a favorite

  28. dorena-wm (17 months ago | reply)

    Excellent picture.

  29. Hans Viveen (17 months ago | reply)

    This is fantastic Zed !!!
    Not much time left,....so here they are!

  30. xris74 (17 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot, really nice and well made!

  31. gphotosg (17 months ago | reply)

    Une porte pour entrer dans la lumière.....superbe.

  32. Hewraman ( I am Back ) :-) (17 months ago | reply)

    Great perspective & great shot.

    Have a nice weekend

  33. Charlottine'sPics (17 months ago | reply)

    Excellent Work ... Love the light !

  34. duqueıros (17 months ago | reply)

    perfect composed with the people, superbe light !

  35. darnoc.fr (17 months ago | reply)

    Magnifique traitement et belle maitrise

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  36. wmspics (17 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful scene !
    Back light and long shadows are excellent for this composition.

  37. Michael C1950 (17 months ago | reply)

    Stunning... this is what photography is all about

  38. Scooby ... (17 months ago | reply)

    Shot,well taken...

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  40. Sakia Rafique (17 months ago | reply)


    Lovely Picture
    Have a good day !
    Sakia

  41. graceom47 (17 months ago | reply)

    Stunning shot! .beautiful!

  42. Endless Love Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    Awesome composition !!
    Well done !!

  43. Popeyee (17 months ago | reply)

    Excellent picture. very nice.

  44. D*Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (17 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant

  45. Sarah Lucas Photography [deleted] (17 months ago | reply)

    Lovely shot

  46. Dubus Laurent (17 months ago | reply)

    Trés belle photo et magnifique lumière , bien vu ;)

  47. 黄清华 WongCW (17 months ago | reply)

    Like a painting

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  49. nilliske (17 months ago | reply)

    WOWwww. A beautiful photo you show us.

  50. felibo2009 (17 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic light
    Saludos

  51. a777thunder (Thanks for your support) (17 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful, so well composed

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