Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:XL: 120 x 80cm the law still required motor

the law still required motor vehicles to be preceded by a pedestrian carrying a red flag to warn other road users

People walking in St James's Park

Jane Baxter

A print from Her Majesty's Navy Including its Deeds and Battles

Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:XL: 120 x 80cm the law still required motorArc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France, early 20th century. Designed by Jean Chalgrin in Neoclassical style to recall the monumental architecture of Ancient Rome, the Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. It was finally completed in the 1830s.