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the opportunity to examine the allegories and inscriptions presented by the arches in a way that would not have been possible during the event. Sometimes the arches depicted were not even real structures but existed entirely as imaginary representations of royal propaganda. One famous example was the
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this was a new façade for the gateway to the castle. By the end of the 16th century the triumphal arch had become closely linked with court theatre, state pageantry and military fortifications. The motif of the triumphal arch was also adapted and incorporated into the façades of public buildings such
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following military victory, a "memorial arch" arch or "honourary arch", essentially built by emperors to celebrate themselves, and arches, typically in city walls, that are merely grand gateways. But the groups are often conflated. Often actual Roman triumphal arches were initially in wood and other
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planned to build the world's largest triumphal arch in Berlin. The arch would have been vastly larger than any previously built, standing 550 feet (170 m) wide, 92 feet (28 m) deep and 392 feet (119 m) high – big enough for the Arc de Triomphe to fit into it 49 times. It was intended
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in Paris, built from 1806 to 1836, though it is consciously dissimilar from its Roman predecessors in omitting the customary ornamental columns – a lack that fundamentally changes the balance of the arch and gives it a distinctly "top-heavy" look. Other French arches more closely imitated those of
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Images of arches gained great importance as well. Although temporary arches were torn down after they had been used, they were recorded in great detail in engravings that were widely distributed and survived long after the original arches had been destroyed. The medium of engraving gave the viewer
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in 1982. It was designed to be substantially bigger than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and was erected on the site where, on October 14, 1945, Kim Il Sung gave his first public speech to the North Korean people. It is decorated with sculptures and reliefs depicting "the triumphal returning of the
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at his own discretion and expense, Imperial triumphal arches were sponsored by decree of the senate, or sometimes by wealthy holders of high office, to honour and promote emperors, their office and the values of empire. Arches were not necessarily built as entrances, but – unlike many modern
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has inspired many post-Roman states and rulers, up to the present day, to erect their own triumphal arches in emulation of the Romans. Triumphal arches in the Roman style have been built in many cities around the world, including the
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on which a statue might be mounted or which bears commemorative inscriptions. The main structure is often decorated with carvings, sculpted reliefs, and dedications. More elaborate triumphal arches may have multiple archways, or in a
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Roman aqueducts, bridges, amphitheaters and domes employed arch principles and technology. The Romans probably borrowed the techniques of arch construction from their Etruscan neighbours. The
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with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road, and usually standing alone, unconnected to other buildings. In its simplest form, a triumphal arch consists of two massive
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The largest arches often had three archways, the central one significantly larger. The minority type of arch with passageways in both directions, often placed at crossroads, is called a
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Roman triumphal arches remained a source of fascination well after the fall of Rome, serving as a reminder of past glories and a symbol of state power, that was especially appealing to
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decreed that triumphs and triumphal honours were to be confined to members of the Imperial family; in practice, this meant the ruling emperor or his antecedents. The term
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Most Roman triumphal arches were built during the Imperial period. By the fourth century AD there were 36 such arches in Rome, of which three have survived – the
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The two key elements of the Roman triumphal arch – a round-topped arch and a square entablature – had long been in use as separate architectural elements in
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rather temporary materials, only later replaced by one in stone; the majority of ancient survivals are actually from the other two groups.
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Triumphal arches have continued to be built into the modern era, often as statements of power and self-aggrandizement by dictators.
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constructed one in the Roman Forum in 121 BC. None of these structures has survived and little is known about their appearance.
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to be carved with the names of Germany's 1.8 million dead in the First World War. However, construction was never begun.
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used elaborately decorated single bay arches as gates or portals to their cities; examples of Etruscan arches survive at
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triumphal arches – they were often erected across roads and were intended to be passed through, not around.
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The form of the triumphal arch has also been put to other purposes, notably the construction of monumental
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and associated his dynasty, through the art and architecture of the arches, with the imperial Roman past.
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derives from the notion that this form of architecture was connected to the award and commemoration of a
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The French led the way in building new permanent triumphal arches when the imperial ambitions of the
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Imago triumphalis: the function and significance of triumphal imagery for Italian Renaissance rulers
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The ornamentation of an arch was intended to serve as a constant visual reminder of the triumph and
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Archaeologists like to distinguish between a true "triumphal arch", built to celebrate an actual
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F. B. Sear and Richard John. "Triumphal arch." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. 30 Jul. 2010
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in 1470, supposedly to commemorate his taking over the kingdom in 1443, although like the later
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can be placed. and more generally a combination of "one large and two small doorways", such as
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In architecture, "triumphal arch" is also the name given to the arch above the entrance to the
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was built in deliberate imitation of a Roman triumphal arch to signify continuity between the
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in 1585, he processed under temporary triumphal arches that asserted the antiquity of the
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AD 21) is the earliest surviving example. From the 2nd century AD, many examples of the
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led to a spate of arch-building. By far the most famous arch from this period is the
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Triumphal arches are one of the most influential and distinctive types of
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Probably the earliest large recreation was the "Aragonese Arch" at the
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Roman triumphal practices changed significantly at the start of the
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Little is known about how the Romans viewed triumphal arches.
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closely modelled on the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome.
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remains of fundamental importance down to the present day.
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is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an
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by a general from the city, dedicated to Emperor Caracalla
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to particularly successful Roman generals, by vote of the
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The survival of great Roman triumphal arches such as the
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Fleming, John; Honour, Hugh; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1980).
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Temporary wooden triumphal arches were also built in
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in Rome, built in 312–315 AD to commemorate Emperor
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connected by an arch, typically crowned with a flat
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Index

Triumphal gate
Triumphal Arch (woodcut)

Triumphal Arch of Orange
Orange
Augustus
Tiberius
archway
piers
entablature
attic
tetrapylon

Arc de Triomphe
Napoleon
ancient Roman architecture
colonies
Roman triumph
Roman Senate
Arch of Titus
Arch of Constantine
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Narva Triumphal Arch
Saint Petersburg
Marble Arch
Wellington Arch
memorial gates and arches
war memorial
city gates

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