ARC DE TRIOMPHE DU CARROUSEL NAPOLEON HORSES OF SAINT MARK BASILICA VENICE - DESENMASCARANDO LAS FALSAS DOCTRINAS

Directly in the courtyard of the Louvre is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel that was commissioned by Napoleon to commemorate his military victories (along with the “other” Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysées).

Initially, on top of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel were placed the Horses of Saint Mark. They had adorned the Basilica of San Marco in Venice since the sack of Constantinople in 1204 and had been brought to Paris where they were placed atop Napoleon’s Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.

After Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, many of the countries he had previously conquered asked for their artwork back. The Horses of Saint Mark were returned to Italy and today there is a copy on top instead.

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Envoyé: 18/01/2025 21:15

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel on the historical axis of Paris © French Moments

After the destruction of the Tuileries Palace, the Arc du Carrousel has become the oldest monument aligned with the Historical Axis (besides the ancient obelisk on place de la Concorde).

This is a triumphal arch built by Napoleon from 1807 to 1808 to celebrate the victory of the French imperial army in Austerlitz.

However, originally the view of the Great Perspective from Arc du Carrousel was blocked westwards by the Tuileries Palace.

https://frenchmoments.eu/historical-axis-of-paris-la-voie-triomphale/

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De: BARILOCHENSE6999

Envoyé: 18/01/2025 21:33

The Historical Axis runs through some of Paris’ most celebrated monuments and squares:

The Louvre: the Glass Pyramid, the equestrian statue of Louis XIV portrayed as ‘Alexander the Great’ in the Cour Napoléon, and the Inverted Pyramid.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Les Jardin des Tuileries and the former Tuileries Palace
Place de la Concorde and the Luxor obelisk
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
The Arc de Triomphe, standing in the centre of the wide Place de l’Etoile
Avenue de la Grande Armée leading to Porte Maillot
Porte Maillot
Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Pont de Neuilly
Esplanade de La Défense
The Grande Arche de la Fraternité in La Défense
The Seine-Arche project endeavours to push the axis beyond La Défense, to the Seine.

Let’s move along the Historical Axis of Paris, from East to West, starting from the Louvre.