Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
'Carousel de Paris', Trocadéro Gardens
Alternate Title:
Carrousel de Paris, Jardin du Trocadéro
Image View:
Detail, "hot air balloon" on the ride, which goes up and down
Creator:
unknown (French)
Location:
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Location Note:
Right Bank; Avenue des Nations Unies, near Palais de Chaillot
GPS:
48.860276 2.290102
Date:
ca. 1890-1930 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
carousel (ride)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
wood; metal; paint
Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
recreation and games; festivals; merry-go-rounds
Description:
The carousel has many names in various countries; merry-go-round, carrousel, carosello, roundabout, galloper or flying horses. In the early 18th century they used centrifugal force, originally powered by animals walking in an outside circle. As of 2012 there were 35 permanent carousels in Paris; the oldest is in the Jardin du Luxembourg and dates from 1879, with animals designed by Charles Garnier. Major French makers of carousels were Bayol, Coquereau et Marechal, and N. Henri de Vos, in the period between 1890 and 1930. The vintage dual platform ("double decker") Carrousel de Paris, in the Jardin du Trocadéro, across from the Eiffel Tower, is popular with both the Parisians and the tourists. Children can ride traditional wooden horses but also various vehicles and even be lifted in a "hot-air balloon". (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Eleven
Identifier:
1A2-F-P-PC-A14
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

'Carousel de Paris', Trocadéro Gardens