Porte du Peyrou - Definition and Overview

The Arc de Triomphe or Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France.

The arch was designed by the Languedoc architect Charles-Augustin Daliver, after the model of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. Its construction was completed in 1692. It was designed in the Doric style with later carvings glorifying King Louis XIV of France.

External link

• Restoration of the arch (http://www.ville-montpellier.fr/vmtv/fr/actualites/0301/pdf/mnv268p20.pdf) (in French)

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