Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, built in the early 19th century to commemorate Napoleon’s military victories and located near the Louvre and Tuileries Gardens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
architect Charles Percier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
builtToCommemorate Austrian campaign of 1805 ⓘ
Battle of Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napoleon’s military victories ⓘ
commissionedBy Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1806 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentQuadriga gilded bronze replica ⓘ
currentQuadrigaInstalledBy Charles X NERFINISHED ⓘ
depth approximately 7 meters ⓘ
faces east toward the Louvre courtyard ⓘ
west toward the Tuileries Garden ⓘ
hasDesignFeature eight Corinthian columns ⓘ
reliefs depicting Napoleonic victories ⓘ
three-arched composition ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial gateway to the former Tuileries Palace ⓘ
hasRelief Battle of Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peace entering Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Surrender of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treaty of Pressburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSculpturalGroup quadriga on top ⓘ
height approximately 19 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1888 ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1808 ⓘ
inspiredBy Arch of Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
locatedNear Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuileries Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Place du Carrousel NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy French Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luxor Obelisk on Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalQuadrigaLocation St Mark’s Basilica in Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalQuadrigaRemovedIn 1815 ⓘ
originalQuadrigaSource Horses of Saint Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy French state NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Axe historique of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristActivity viewpoint along the Axe historique ⓘ
width approximately 23 meters ⓘ

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Place du Carrousel → knownFor → Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ⓘ
Place du Carrousel → hasMonument → Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ⓘ
Arc de Triomphe of Montpellier → isSimilarTo → Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ⓘ
Charles Percier → notableWork → Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (with Fontaine)