The Other Famous Arch in Paris

Here is another view from the Louvre looking in the direction of the Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel and the Eiffel Tower. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrouse, designed by architects Percier and Fontaine, was built between 1806 and 1808 by Napoleon I following the model of the Arc of Constantine in Rome. This arch, like the famous Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, was built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, and the grand army who had won them. The bronze horses on top of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel were taken from Saint-Marc of Venice and returned to Venice after WWII.