France Paris Carrousel

The Arc of the Carrousel is located near the Louvre. The architects Percier and Fontaine increased the Carrousel Square where Napoleon passed his legions in review and raise there, in 1806, a pastiche of the Roman arc of Septime Severe to celebrate the imperial victories. The highest arch is flanked by another two smaller ones. Around its exterior are eight Corinthian columns of granite, topped by eight soldiers of the Empire.