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The Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jardin de Peyrou, a park near the center of the city. The arch was designed by François Dorbay, after the model of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. Its construction was completed in 1693. Its rusticated surface is crowned by a Doric entablature, suitable to a martial monument. Its later panels in bas-relief and inscriptions glorifying King Louis XIV of France were added in 1715. These reliefs show four major events from the reign of Louis XIV, rendered as allegories: * the capture of Namur during the War of the Grand Alliance, in which the figure representing the Dutch Republic kneels before Louis XIV * Louis in the figure of Hercules being crowned by Victory * the digging of the Canal du Midi that links the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean Sea * the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. File:Montpellier-Barrette 1-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Barrette 2-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Porte du Peyrou-Barrette 3-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier--Porte du Peyrou-Barrette 4-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Porte du Peyrou-Médaillon 1-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Porte du Peyrou-Médaillon 2-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Porte du Peyrou-Médaillon 3-20120606.jpg | File:Montpellier-Porte du Peyrou-Médaillon 4-20120606.jpg | ==External links== * (Restoration of the arch ) 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「Porte du Peyrou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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