Thursday, 10 September 2015

Paris: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Paris Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel Aug 15 1

Saturday 22nd August 2015

Opposite the Pyramid is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a mini version of its more famous big brother at the top of the Champs Elysees, though the smaller one was built to celebrate Napoleon's military successes in 1806-8, 30 years before the bigger Arc was completed.

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