Triumphal Arches
A triumphal arch is a monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. Thought to have been invented by the Romans, the triumphal arch was used to commemorate victorious generals or significant public events such as the founding of new colonies, the construction of a road or bridge, the death of a member of the imperial family or the accession of a new emperor. (wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aleppo | Al-Tuteh Mosque includes an ancient Roman triumpal arch. | |
| Blenheim Palace | There are 2. At the entrance Gate to the Park and at the East Gate of the palace. | |
| Cienfuegos | Arco de Triunfo | |
| Coro and its Port | Arco de la Federacion | |
| Damascus | ||
| Djémila | Arch of Caracalla | |
| Florence | Lorraine Arch | |
| Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Rendezvous Hunting lodge built in style of a Roman Triumphal Arch | |
| Leptis Magna | Arch of Tiberius, Arch of Severus | |
| Mérida | Trajan's Arch | |
| Nancy | at Place Stanislas | |
| Orange | ||
| Palmyra | ||
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Arc de triomphe du Carrousel | |
| Potsdam | Potsdams Triumphtor & little Brandenburger Tor | |
| Rabat | It includes the remains of ... a triumphal arch. (AB ev) | |
| Rome | Arch of Constantine, Arch of Septimius Severus, Arch of Drusus, Arch of Gallienus, Arch of Janus, Arch of Titus, Arco degli Argentari | |
| St. Petersburg | Narva Triumphal Gate, Moscow Triumphal Gate | |
| Tarraco | Triumphal Arch of Ber | |
| Timgad | Trajan's Arch | |
| Tyre | 2nd century Roman triumphal arch at Al-Bass | |
| Verona | Arco dei Gavi | |
| Vienna | Arch at Heldenplatz | |
| Volubilis |
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