Porte du Peyrou

The Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jardin de Peyrou, a park near the center of the city.

The arch was designed by François Dorbay, after the model of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. Its construction was completed in 1693. Its rusticated surface is crowned by a Doric entablature, suitable to a martial monument. Its later panels in bas-relief and inscriptions glorifying King Louis XIV of France were added in 1715.

These reliefs show four major events from the reign of Louis XIV, rendered as allegories:

  • the capture of Namur during the War of the Grand Alliance, in which the figure representing the Dutch Republic kneels before Louis XIV
  • Louis in the figure of Hercules being crowned by Victory
  • the digging of the Canal du Midi that links the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean Sea
  • the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

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Nicolas Chavarro
21 August 2013
Go to the terrace behind it, an amazing sight
Xavier S
17 July 2016
Beautiful at night ????
The Telegraph
9 October 2012
Head along Rue Foch, a Haussmanian swath carved through medieval Montpellier to the Arc-de-Triomphe, which honours Louis XIV.
Sra.i Berco
4 January 2015
Los grabados de la estructura del Arco denotan la precisión a la hora de su construcción cuidando con mínimo todos los detalles.
Maxim Saveliev
16 June 2013
Триумфальная арка располагается в самой высокой точке Монпелье. В древности здесь находился подъёмный мост, по которому можно было перейти через ров возле городской крепостной стены, и ворота.
Ariane Burgueño
30 April 2018
Se puede subir a él para apreciar la ciudad.
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2 Rue Foch, 34000 Montpellier, France Get directions
Mon 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Tue-Wed 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Thu Noon–9:00 PM
Fri 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

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