- Porte Saint-Denis
The Porte Saint-Denis is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of
Rue Saint-Denis ,Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis , the Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle and the Boulevard Saint-Denis.History
The Porte Saint-Denis was designed by
architect François Blondel and the sculptorMichel Anguier at the order ofLouis XIV in honor of his victories on theRhine and inFranche-Comté . Built in 1672, it replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V. It was restored in 1988.Description
The Porte Saint-Denis is a
triumphal arch inspired by theArch of Titus inRome . It is pierced by a large central arch and two much smaller flanking arches in the pedestal. Above the side arches areobelisk -shaped sculptural groups of trophies. Above the main arch, the southern face carries a sculptural group by Anguier of "The Passage of the Rhine", while the north face carries allegroical figures of the Rhine andHolland . The entablature bears the inscription "LUDOVICO MAGNO".Proportions
The central arch is 24.65 meters high, 25 meters long, and five meters wide. The arch is 15.35 meters high at the center and eight meters wide. The smaller arches are three meters high and 1.7 meters wide.
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Porte Saint-Martin External links
[http://www.insecula.com/salle/MS01984.html Insecula - Porte Saint-Denis] fr
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