Porte Saint-Denis

The Porte Saint- Denis is a monument in the form of a triumphal arch in Paris. The building was built by François Blondel in 1672 in the style of the Arch of Titus in honor of the French king Louis XIV, and is one of the most important monuments of art representative of the time dar. The arch of the Porte Saint- Denis served as a model for the far more famous Arc de Triomphe de l' Etoile, which was completed in 1836, as well as for 1909 in New York, completed in Manhattan Bridge

Location

The Porte Saint- Denis is located at the intersection of Rue Saint- Denis, Rue du Faubourg -Saint -Denis, the Boulevard de Bonne -Nouvelle and the Boulevard Saint - Denis.

Reliefs

The bas-relief on the south side of Michel Anguier represents the crossing of the Rhine dar. addition, other allegorical representations of the Rhine and Holland are shown.

The representation of the subjugation of the city of Maastricht is located on the north facade by Louis XIV