Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:XL: 120 x 80cm which was a revolutionary development

which was a revolutionary development in ocean liner design

Spectators wave as they watch the procession of 1844

People walking in St James's Park

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

Jane Baxter

Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:XL: 120 x 80cm which was a revolutionary developmentArc 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.