The Porte Saint-Denis in Paris was designed by François Blondel, and his student Pierre Bullet carried out the construction. Michel Anguier made the sculptural group. Louis XIV commissioned it, and the city of Paris paid. The infobox and text agree that work began in 1672, and neither gives a completion date.
The article describes a triumphal arch inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome, and it is the first of four Paris triumphal arches. It names only the gilded bronze inscription LUDOVICO MAGNO as a material. The arch is 81 feet (24.65 m) high, 82 feet (25 m) wide and 16 feet (5 m) deep. The central arch is 50 feet (15.35 m) high and 26 feet (8 m) across.
It replaced a medieval gate in the Wall of Charles V, built from 1356 to 1383. It was restored in 1988. Two pedestrian walkways through the obelisk pedestals are now closed. The article gives no hours.
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