The
Arc de Triomphe is
164 feet hight and 72 feet wide. |
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For
scale, you can see
humans at both the bottom
and sticking their heads
out over the top rails.
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Ornately
carved and
coloured, the Arc de
Triomphe is really a
beautiful creation.
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Two
of the four fabulous carvings.
On the left, "The Triumph of 1810"
and on the right,
The Departure of the Volunteers
of 1792 (or "La Marseillaise")
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The
Triumph of 1810 (Cortot).
Victory
crowns Napoleon with
a laurel wreath while a
town surenders at his feet.
History inscribes the names of
the battles won on a stone tablet,
and Fame blows a trumpet.
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Depicts
the crossing of the Arcole
Bridge. Napoleon, with the drummer
boy André Etienne, advances against
the Austrians, even though Colonel
Muiron has just been wounded and
tries to prevent the charge. "Soldiers
are running behind their general
whose profile stands out quite
clearly against the folds of the flag."
Sculpted by Feuchère. |
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Capture
of Alexandria with Kléber,
hand held to his wounded head,
standing on the city walls, urging his
troops forward. The first to reach the
walls, a grenadier, has bayonetted
the Turk ho wounded the General.
Sculpted by Chaponnière.
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I
hurt my neck taking
this picture, I am sure.
A very impressive
height does this
structure ascertain,
maintain and sustain. |
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The
names of many
of the important
French victories during
the Revolutionary and
Napoleonic periods. |
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The
defense building,
notable by its
square shape. |
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The
sign that points
to the passageway
beneath the street
to get to the Arc. |
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