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| ID: 700002996 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002996 | Record Type: Built Work |
| Images: 1 2 3 | |
| Arc de Triomphe (triumphal arch (memorial arch); Design by Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin (French ar...; 1806-1836; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; ) | |
| Note: Commissioned by Napoleon I in 1806 to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies following his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, its design is influenced by triumphal arches from the Roman Empire. Construction was halted periodically, finally completing under Louis Philippe, King of France, who dedicated the arch to the armies of the French Revolution and the Empire. | |
| Titles: |
| Arc de Triomphe (preferred,C,U,LC,French-P,U,N,English-P,L,N) |
| Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile (C,U,French,U,U) |
| Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (C,U,French,U,U) |
| Arc de l'Etoile (C,U,French,U,U) |
| Arch of Triumph (C,U,English,U,U) |
| Triomphe, Arc de (C,U,French,U,U) |
| Triumph, Arch of (C,U,English,U,U) |
| Catalog Level: item |
| triumphal arch (memorial arch) [300007003] (preferred) |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, memorial arches) |
| war memorial [300006957] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, memorials (monuments)) |
| architecture (preferred) |
| Creation Date: 1806-1836 |
| Design by Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin (French architect, 1739-1811), executed by Jean-Nicholas Huyot (French architect, 1780-1840) after Chalgrin's death, commissioned by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (French emperor, 1769-1821) [preferred,VP] |
| patron Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (French emperor, 1769-1821) [500122388] |
| architect Chalgrin, Jean-François-Thérèse (French architect, 1739-1811) Extent: design [500031463] |
| architect Huyot, Jean-Nicholas (French architect, 1780-1840) Extent: execution [500056103] |
| sculptor Rude, François (French sculptor, 1784-1855) Extent: sculpture [500023467] |
| sculptor Cortot, Jean-Pierre (French sculptor, 1787-1843) Extent: sculpture [500032300] |
| sculptor Etex, Antoine (French sculptor, painter, and architect, 1808-1888) Extent: sculpture [500000486] |
| sculptor Lemaire, Philippe Joseph Henri (French sculptor, 1798-1880) Extent: sculpture [500044481] |
| sculptor Seurre, Gabriel Bernard (French sculptor 1795-1867) Extent: sculpture [500054810] |
| sculptor Feuchère, Jean-Jacques (French sculptor, painter, and engraver, 1807-1852) Extent: sculpture [500015503] |
| sculptor Chaponnière, Jean-Etienne (Swiss sculptor and painter, 1801-1835, active in France) Extent: sculpture [500094101] |
| sculptor Gechter, Théodore (French sculptor, 1796-1844) Extent: sculpture [500040679] |
| sculptor Marochetti, Baron Carlo (Italian sculptor active in France, 1805-1867) Extent: sculpture [500026192] |
| sculptor Pradier, James (Swiss sculptor, 1790-1852) Extent: sculpture [500032093] |
| sculptor Bra, Théophile François Marcel (French sculptor, 1797-1863) Extent: sculpture [500056925] |
| sculptor Valois, Achille (French sculptor, 1785-1862) Extent: sculpture [500075965] |
| sculptor Laití, Charles René (French sculptor, 1782-1862) Extent: sculpture [500356873] |
| Locations: |
| Current: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
| Address Note: 48.8738°N 2.2950°E; Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France. |
| Display Materials: stone |
| stone (worked rock) [300011176] | |
| .......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>) |
| astylar [300240367] | |
| .......(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, <form attributes for architecture>, building elevation attributes) |
| Dimensions: 50 meters (height), 45 meters (length) |
| French (preferred) |
| Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style) | |
| .....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>) |
| structures (preferred,isness) |
| French Revolution [901000102] | |
| .....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON) |
| Napoleonic Wars [901001322] | |
| .....((European history, Named Events)) (ICON) |
| war [300055314] | |
| .....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), armed conflicts) (AAT) |
| memorial (monument) [300006956] | |
| .....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures) (AAT) |
| Code: 61K Term: Napoleonic Wars | |
| .....Source: Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) |
| Inscriptions: "L'AN 1806, LE QUINZIÉME D'AOÛT, JOUR ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE DE SA MAJESTÉ NAPOLEÉON LE GRAND, CETTE PIERRE EST LA PREMIÈRE QUI AIT ÉTÉ POSÉE DANS LA FONDATION DE CE MONUMENT." marble plaque: "CE MONUMENT COMMENCÉ EN 1806 ET LONGTEMPS INTERROMPU, CONTINUÉ EN 1823 SOUS LE RÈGNE DE LOUIS XVIII, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE, EST CONSACRÉ À LA GLOIRE DE LOUIS ANTOINE DAUPHIN, VAINQUEUR ET PACIFICATEUR DE L'ESPAGNE. CETTE PIERRE A ÉTÉ POSÉE LE 29 JUILLET 1929. LE VICOMTE SIMÉON, CONSEILLER D'ETAT, DIRECTEUR DES SCIENCES ET DES ARTS LE VICOMTE HERRICART DE THURRY, CONSEILLER D'ETAT, DIRECTEUR DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, PAR LE SOINS DE J.N. HUYOT, ARCHITECTE DU MONUMENT." |
| is architectural context for .... La Paix de 1815 [700008476] | |
| ..........Basrelief; Antoine Etex (French sculptor, painter, and architect, 1808-...; 1833-1836; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; |
| is architectural context for .... La Résistance de 1814 [700008475] | |
| ..........Basrelief; Antoine Etex (French sculptor, painter, and architect, 1808-...; 1833-1836; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; |
| is architectural context for .... Le Départ des Volontaires [700008473] | |
| ..........Basrelief; François Rude (French sculptor, 1784-1855) ; 1833-1836, restored 1989; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; |
| is architectural context for .... Le Triomphe de 1810 [700008474] | |
| ..........Basrelief; Jean-Pierre Cortot (French sculptor, 1787-1843) ; ca. 1830-1840; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; |
| List/Hierarchical Position: |
 ..... Built Works |
| .......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures |
| Sources and Contributors: | |
| Arc de Triomphe | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh93005686; accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| ........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789905; accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| ........ France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| ........ Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 24 | |
| Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile | ........ [VP] |
| ........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789905; accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| ........ Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 959 | |
| Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile | ........ [JPGM,VP] |
| ........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| Arc de l'Etoile | ........ [VP] |
| ........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789905; accessed 4 March 2015 | |
| Arch of Triumph | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| Triomphe, Arc de | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| Triumph, Arch of | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP] |
| ....................... France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 4 March 2015 |
| ....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 |
| ....................... BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789905; accessed 4 March 2015 |
| ....................... Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 959 |
| ....................... Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 26-37 |
| Note: | |
| English | ..... [VP] |
| ..... France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
| ..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015 | |
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