General Information
| Other name(s): | Arc de Triomphe |
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| Completion: | 1691 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Triumphal / monumental arch |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Montpellier, Hérault (34), Occitanie, France |
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| Coordinates: | 43° 36' 40.12" N 3° 52' 20.73" E |
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jardin de Peyrou, a park near the center of the city.
The arch was designed by François Dorbay, after the model of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. Its construction was completed in 1693. Its rusticated surface is crowned by a Doric entablature, suitable to a martial monument. Its later panels in bas-relief and inscriptions glorifying King Louis XIV of France were added in 1715.
These reliefs show four major events from the reign of Louis XIV, rendered as allegories:
- the capture of Namur during the War of the Grand Alliance, in which the figure representing the Dutch Republic kneels before Louis XIV.
- Louis in the figure of Hercules being crowned by Victory.
- the digging of the Canal du Midi that links the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean Sea.
- the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Porte du Peyrou" and modified on December 11, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20015478 - Published on:
09/03/2005 - Last updated on:
27/09/2022
