4.3.2. THE LARGER ARC HIGHLIGHTS KINGSHIP

THE SAINT-DENIS GATE LOOMS OVER THE TRADE AND PILGRIMAGE ROUTE THAT LED TO THE ROYAL GRAVES

                                  The Funerary Cortege of Marie-Thérèse in 1684 by Adam-François van der Meulen / zoom

Its sculptures glorify Louis XIV:

Carolyn Ristau

Facing rue Saint-Denis

Facing rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis 

"Faubourg:" suburb: that is, facing the route as it went outside town.

Inspiration, Rome's Arc of Constantine

Heir, the Walkway of New York's Manhattan Bridge

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Tour buses do not go there

and few people know that it is one of the city's

 most significant monuments.

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4.3.3.

Effects of demolishing the ramparts on Paris:

"Les Boulevards" and "Le Sentier"