200 years after Waterloo, Napoleon’s legend lives in Paris
Just a humble kid from Corsica, he went to military school in Paris. Looking at the final painting, which depicts Napoleon with symbols of the legal system he gave France, the “Code Napoléon,” it’s fascinating to consider the mix of ideals, charisma and megalomania of this leader. On the arch’s massive left pillar, a relief sculpture shows a toga-clad Napoleon posing confidently, while an awestruck Paris — crowned by her city walls — kneels at his imperial feet. Napoleon died before the Arc’s completion... Читать дальше...
