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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Work_PrefTitle
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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West elevation, close view of the arch
Image_Title
West elevation, close view of the arch
Image View
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Creator:
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Charles Percier (French architect, 1764-1838); Pierre-François-Léon ard Fontaine (French architect, 1762-1853)
Agent_Display
Charles Percier (French architect, 1764-1838); Pierre-François-Léon ard Fontaine (French architect, 1762-1853)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Location
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Location Note:
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Place du Carrousel
Work_LocationNotes
Place du Carrousel
Location Note
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Date:
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1806-1807 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1806-1807 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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French
Work_Culture
French
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Empire; Nineteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Empire; Nineteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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monument
Work_Worktype1
monument
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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triumphal arch (memorial arch)
Work_Worktype2
triumphal arch (memorial arch)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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architecture
Work_Classification
architecture
Classification
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Material:
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stone
Work_MaterialDisplay
stone
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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63 x 75 x 24 ft (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
63 x 75 x 24 ft (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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allegorical; architectural exteriors; military; war; mythology (Classical); Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; victory arch; triumphal arch; "Haussmannization"; Voie Triomphale; triumphal way; memorial
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegorical; architectural exteriors; military; war; mythology (Classical); Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; victory arch; triumphal arch; "Haussmannization"; Voie Triomphale; triumphal way; memorial
Subjects
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Description:
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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, France. It is located on the Place du Carrousel, just to the west of the Louvre. Designed by Charles Percier and Pierre Léonard Fontaine, the arch 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. It was originally surmounted by the famous horses of Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, captured by Napoleon, but these were returned to Venice in 1815. They were replaced by a quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio, depicting Peace riding in a triumphal chariot, led by gilded Victories on either side; the composition commemorates the Restoration of the Bourbons following Napoleon's downfall. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is at the easternmost end of the so-called "Axe historique" ("grand historic axis") of Paris, a nine-kilometre long linear route which dominates central and western Paris created under the (later)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, France. It is located on the Place du Carrousel, just to the west of the Louvre. Designed by Charles Percier and Pierre Léonard Fontaine, the arch 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. It was originally surmounted by the famous horses of Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, captured by Napoleon, but these were returned to Venice in 1815. They were replaced by a quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio, depicting Peace riding in a triumphal chariot, led by gilded Victories on either side; the composition commemorates the Restoration of the Bourbons following Napoleon's downfall. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is at the easternmost end of the so-called "Axe historique" ("grand historic axis") of Paris, a nine-kilometre long linear route which dominates central and western Paris created under the (later)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Three
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Identifier:
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1A2-F-P-ATC-B7
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A2-F-P-ATC-B7
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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