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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Buildings and structures completed in 1808Buildings and structures in the 1st arrondissement of ParisMonuments and memorials in ParisTriumphal arches in France
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Paris Jardin des Tuileries Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel PA00085992 003

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (pronounced [aʁk də tʁijɔ̃f dy kaʁusɛl]) (English: Triumphal Arch of the Carousel) is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories in the Wars of the Third and Fourth Coalitions. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, at the far end of the Champs Élysées, was designed in the same year; it is about twice the size and was not completed until 1836.

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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Jardin du Carrousel, Paris 1st Arrondissement (Paris)

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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Jardin du Carrousel
75001 Paris, 1st Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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