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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in
Paris. It was built between 1806 and 1808 by the Emperor Napoleon I on the
model of the Arch of Constantine I (312 AD) in Rome. The Arc de Triomphe du
Carrousel is located on the Place du Carrousel, within the precincts of the
Palais du Louvre and was commissioned in 1806 to commemorate Napoleon's
military victories of the previous year.
There are two arches that were built by Napoleon - Arc de
Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, were to commemorate
his victories, and the grand army who had won them. The bronze horses on top of
the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was taken from Saint-Marc of Venice.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is composed of threes
arches: a big one and two little one. The arc is 63 feet high, 75 feet wide and
24 feet deep. The two small arches are 14 feet, 16 inches high and 9 feet wide.
The big arch is 21 feet high and 9 feet wide. The arc is surmounted by a group
of men on horses underneath of which, one finds the names of the battles and
treaties of Napoleon.