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| Keywords: Nadar, Aerial view of Paris, 1868.jpg Artwork In an effort to symbolically commemorate his Grande Armée Napoléon Bonaparte ordered the construction of the Arc de Triomphe in the eighth arrondissement Although construction officially began in 1806 the monument was not completed until the time of Louis Philippe's reign in 1836 In 1854 under the direction of Napoléon III and Haussmann architects implemented plans to create six new avenues extending from the Arc resulting in what is now known as the Place de l'Étoile photographed here by Félix Nadar Also a writer and caricaturist Nadar is best known for his photographic portraits and aerial photography of Paris from his balloon Le Géant as well as for patenting aerial photography 1868 photograph Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1085058612280875 PD-old-100 Aerial photographs of Paris Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in the 1860s Photographs of Paris by Nadar 1868 in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile from above | ||||
