| Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon,
shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836. There
are four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars. These commemorate
The Triumph of 1810 (Cortot); Resistance , and Peace (both by Etex); and The Departure
of the Volunteers , more commonly known by the name La Marseillaise (Rude). La
Marseillaise by François Rude; One of four reliefs on the pillars of the
Arch. The day the Battle of Verdun started in 1916, the sword carried by the figure
representing the Republic broke off. |
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