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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel () is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the ''Place du Carrousel''. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year. The more famous ''Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile'', across from the Champs Élysées, was designed in the same year; it is about twice the size and was not completed until 1836. It is also an example of Corinthian style architecture.〔http://famouswonders.com/arc-de-triomphe-du-carrousel/〕 ==Description== The monument is high, wide, and deep.〔Lynnise Phillips - Pomona College; USA: http://www.paris.org/Monuments/Carrousel/ 〕 The high central arch is flanked by two smaller ones, high, and wide. Around its exterior are eight Corinthian columns of marble, topped by eight soldiers of the Empire. On the pediment, between the soldiers, bas-reliefs depict: * the Arms of the Kingdom of Italy with figures representing History and the Arts * the Arms of the French Empire with Victory, Fame, History, and Abundance * Wisdom and Strength holding the arms of the Kingdom of Italy, accompanied by Prudence and Victory. Napoleon's diplomatic and military victories are commemorated by bas-reliefs executed in rose marble. They depict: * the Peace of Pressburg * Napoleon entering Munich * Napoleon entering Vienna, sculptor Louis-Pierre Deseine * the Battle of Austerlitz, sculptor Jean-Joseph Espercieux * the Tilsit Conference * the surrender of Ulm, sculptor Pierre Cartellier The arch is, of course, derivative of the triumphal arches of the Roman Empire; in particular that of Septimius Severus in Rome. The subjects of the bas-reliefs devoted to the battles were selected by the director of the Napoleon Museum (Paris) (located at the time in the Louvre), Vivant Denon, and designed by Charles Meynier. The upper frieze on the on entablement has sculptures of soldiers: Auguste Marie Taunay's cuirassier (left), Charles-Louis Corbet's dragoon, Joseph Chinard's horse grenadier and Jacques-Edme Dumont's sapper. The quadriga atop the entablement is a copy of the so-called Horses of Saint Mark that adorn the top of the main door of the St Mark's Basilica in Venice but during both French empires the originals were brought up for special occasions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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