Sunday October 25, 2009
Paris, France
On the same property as the Louvre is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. (Not to be confused with the larger, more famous Arc de Triomphe du Place Charles de Gaulle, also in Paris). Nope, this one is similar, but different in it's own right and a little smaller. This Arc stands 63 feet tall and is 75 feet by 24 feet (wide & deep). It"is a triumphal arch...located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace."
"It was built between 1806-1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year...Around its exterior are eight Corinthian columns of granite, topped by eight soldiers of the Empire." Napoleon's conquests are depicted in the marble facades of the Arc.
I love the picture below....and the muted, overcast tone it has to it. The people walking/riding by in their dark coats...and the feel that there is a chill in the air, but yet there is still a sense of warmness. It's just a neat shot that captures Paris in my mind.
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