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 | ||
| Danube Limes | Carnuntum (ID No 31): Among the last major building projects in the civilian city was a triumphal arch of the Emperor Constantius II southwest of the settlement area, the remains of which are now known as the Heidentor. | |
| Djémila | Arch of Caracalla | |
| Dougga/Thugga | There are two triumphal arches. That of Septimius Severus, built in all probability to commemorate the elevation of the city to municipium status, is much degraded, but the Arch of Severus Alexander still stands to a substantial height. (AB ev) | |
| 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 | ||
| Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles | The triumphal arch below the Torre dell'Orologio on the Piazza dei Signori | |
| 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 | |
| Syracuse | Remains of the Augustan Arch of Syracuse in the Archaeological Park of Neapolis | |
| Tarraco | Triumphal Arch of Ber | |
| The Porticoes of Bologna | The triumphal arch connecting the portico of the Certosa and the portico of San Luca. (nom file) | |
| Timgad | Trajan's Arch | |
| Tyre | 2nd century Roman triumphal arch at Al-Bass | |
| Verona | Arco dei Gavi | |
| Via Appia | "The Via Appia is also accompanied by a monumental ensemble of temples, funerary monuments, aqueducts and villas, and at city entrances, triumphal arches, gates or such amenities as theatres, amphitheatres or baths which all bear witness to an ancient civilisation." (AB ev) | |
| Vienna | Arch at Heldenplatz | |
| Volubilis |
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