. Paris as seen and described by famous writers ... l M. ARC DE TRIOMPHE 379 the architects, (for they had at the outset the unhappy ideaof nominating two, Raymond and Chalgrin, for this singlestructure) changes in the directorate, interruptions of thework, in a word, from the first of Frimaire Year VI., thedate of the first project, until July 29, 1836, when it wasinaugurated, no vicissitude was lacking. There were variations and hesitations even in the name,which augured ill for the rest. First in Year VI., when thefirst idea of a triumphal arch arose, it was to have beenerected in memory of
. Paris as seen and described by famous writers ... l M. ARC DE TRIOMPHE 379 the architects, (for they had at the outset the unhappy ideaof nominating two, Raymond and Chalgrin, for this singlestructure) changes in the directorate, interruptions of thework, in a word, from the first of Frimaire Year VI., thedate of the first project, until July 29, 1836, when it wasinaugurated, no vicissitude was lacking. There were variations and hesitations even in the name,which augured ill for the rest. First in Year VI., when thefirst idea of a triumphal arch arose, it was to have beenerected in memory of the victories gained by our soldiersbeyond the Alps. It was planned to build it at the barrieredltalie. In 1806, according to a note dictated by theemperor, the monument was to be called the Arc deMarengo. Its site was then marked as the large space leftempty by the demolition of the Bastille. The project wassubmitted to the Academie des Beaux Arts which onlyfound fault with the spot selected. The emperor recog-nized the justice of the criticism and f
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