Washington Square Arch
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The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch at the Washington Square Park, at Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States.
The south face of the arch
The north face of the Washington Square Arch
South face of the Washington Arch at night
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1914–1916) by Hermon A. MacNeil
Arch of Titus
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The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. 81 AD by Emperor Domitian shortly after the de
Washington Square Arch
…of white Tuckahoe marble, was conceived by Stanford White, who adapted the form of a Roman triumphal arch, with a design close to the 1st-century Arch of Titus in Rome. They were monuments which the Roman Republic and later emperors built throughout the empire to celebrate a victory or event. For example, the…
The Arch of Titus
Front view
Detail of the central soffit coffers
South inner panel, close-up of relief showing spoils from the fall of Jerusalem