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Napoleon’s Nuptial Parade VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Napoleon divorced Josephine Practical Information
in 1809 because she was Pl Charles de Gaulle. Map 4 D4.
unable to bear him children. Tel 01 55 37 73 77. Open Apr–
A diplomatic marriage was Sep: 10am–11pm daily; Oct–Mar:
arranged in 1810 with Marie- 10am–10:30pm daily (last adm:
Louise, daughter of the 45 min earlier). Closed am only
Austrian emperor. Napoleon 8 May, 14 Jul, 11 Nov; all day
was determined to impress 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. & 8 =
his bride by going through 7 ∑ arc-de-triomphe.
the Arc on their way to the monuments-nationaux.fr
wedding at the Louvre, but Transport
work had barely been started. q W Charles de Gaulle–Etoile.
So Chalgrin built a full-scale @ 22, 30, 31, 52, 73, 92 to
mock-up of the arch on the site Pl Charles de Gaulle. h off Pl
for the couple to pass beneath.
Charles de Gaulle.

General Marceau’s Funeral
Marceau defeated the Austrians in 1795, only to
be killed the following year, still fighting them.

. Departure of
the Volunteers
in 1792
François Rude’s
work shows citizens
leaving to defend
the nation.

Place Charles de Gaulle
Twelve avenues radiate from
the Arc at the centre. Some bear
the names of important French
military leaders, such as Avenues
Marceau and Foch (see pp36–7).

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