Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. It was built between 1806 and 1
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Peace riding in a triumphal chariot
Entablement and quadriga
Central bas-relief under the main arch
Horses of Saint Mark
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The Horses of Saint Mark, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga or the Horses of the Hippodrome of Constantinople, are a group of bronze statues of four horses that originally formed part of a monument
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
…rifle during Napoleon's review of his troops prior to the battle of Tilsitt in July 1807. 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. Designed by Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, the arch was…
The original Horses inside the St Mark's Basilica
The replica Horses of Saint Mark
The Return of the Horses of San Marco by Vincenzo Chilone, depicting the return of the horses from France in 1815.
Conservation-restoration of the Horses of Saint Mark