Parco Sempione and Arco della Pace

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A monument originally called "The Arch of Victories" was intended as a monument to the victories of Napoleon. When he fell from power in 1814 the arch wasn't yet finished. The Austrian Emperor had it finished, except he changed its name to "The Arch of Peace" in commemoration of the 1815 European Pean Treaty.

Despite the dreary weather, I enjoyed my stroll through this park on the way to the Arch. Well... as soon as I lost the random guy that was following me for about 3 minutes repeating, "ciao bella... bella". ha.

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Photos

Bridge
in Parco Sempione

me on the stone steps
note the cool engravings... trumpets and other brass instruments where I'm sitting and different chairs up above. maybe a site for impromptu concerts in the summer?

random arch
but beautiful with the green and the blossoms. at the entrance to parco Sempione

Napoleon
complex. ha. a statue in Parco Sempione