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Paris - Arc du Carrousel

            A carte postale bearing an early image of the Arc du Carrousel in Paris. It was posted in Paris on the 22nd. August 1911 to:

Mademoiselle G. Newbury,
c/o Mr. Freebody,
58 Melody Road,
Wandsworth,
London SW
Angleterre.

What Miss Newbury read on the other side of the card was as follows:

"Paris Aout 22-11.
Dear Gwynne,
I hope you will enjoy your visit to
London and Raymond also.
Send me some postcards of
London. I think Paris is very
much like London - I mean the
town itself on a weekday but 
not on Sunday. The tubes and
trams are the same".

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is located on the site of the former Tuileries Palace.  It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories the previous year.

The arch is derivative of the triumphal arches of the Roman Empire, especially that of Septimus Severus in Rome. 

The Quadriga on top of the arch is based on the horses that adorn the top of the main door of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. 

The Arc du Carrousel inspired the design of Marble Arch in London.

The more famous Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile nearby was designed in the same year, but it took 30 years to build and is about twice the size.
   

Taken on: December 2, 2013

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