Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Paris)

France / Ile-de-France / Paris

monument, listed building / architectural heritage, 1800s construction, triumphal arch

This triumphal arch on the Place du Carrousel was made between 1806-1808 by the Emperor Napoleon I on the model of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome. It was commissioned to commemorate France's military victories in 1805.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe_du_Carrousel

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Coordinates: 48°51'42"N 2°19'58"E

Conciergerie 1 km
Petit Palais 1.5 km
Hôtel de Clisson / Archives Nationales 1.8 km
Observatoire de Paris 2.8 km
Trocadero 3.4 km
Louis Vuitton 6.8 km
Château de Vincennes 7.6 km
Yevres Le Chatel Castle 78 km
Old bridge in Gien 133 km
TOURS Centre for Loire Valley 204 km

Court of the Carrousel
Le Louvre 0.2 km
1st arrondissement (Louvre) 0.2 km
Garden of the Tuileries 0.5 km
Palais Royal - Constitutional Council 0.5 km
Saint-Germain-des-Prés 0.8 km
2nd arrondissement (Bourse) 0.9 km
Ile de la Cite 1.2 km
6th arrondissement (Luxembourg) 1.4 km
7th arrondissement (Palais de Bourbon) 1.8 km

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Court of the Carrousel Le Louvre 1st arrondissement (Louvre) Garden of the Tuileries Palais Royal - Constitutional Council Saint-Germain-des-Prés 2nd arrondissement (Bourse) Ile de la Cite 6th arrondissement (Luxembourg) 7th arrondissement (Palais de Bourbon)