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The Wellington Arch
The Wellington Arch
1827 engraving showing the full ornamentation originally intended for the arch, including reliefs and statues. The engraving, from Thomas H. Shepherd'
1827 engraving showing the full ornamentation originally intended for the arch, including reliefs and statues. The engraving, from Thomas H. Shepherd's Metropolitan Improvements, was published while the arch was still under construction.
The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s. In its original configuration, the arch faced the screen entrance to Hyde Park, with Apsley House visi
The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s. In its original configuration, the arch faced the screen entrance to Hyde Park, with Apsley House visible to the right. In the 1880s, the Arch was moved a short distance to the right of this picture and reoriented at the top of the Constitution Hill roadway. Atop the Arch, the statue was replaced with the Quadriga in 1912.
The quadriga
The quadriga
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The Triumphal Arch of Orange in Orange, France, the oldest surviving triple-arched Roman triumphal arch, probably built during the reign of Emperor Au
The Triumphal Arch of Orange in Orange, France, the oldest surviving triple-arched Roman triumphal arch, probably built during the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 BC–14 AD), later reconstructed by emperor Tiberius (c. 20–27 AD)
The Arc de Triomphe, Paris, begun by Napoleon in 1806
The Arc de Triomphe, Paris, begun by Napoleon in 1806
The Arch of Titus in Rome, an early Roman imperial triumphal arch with a single archway, built c. 81 AD by Emperor Domitian to commemorate his brother
The Arch of Titus in Rome, an early Roman imperial triumphal arch with a single archway, built c. 81 AD by Emperor Domitian to commemorate his brother Titus's victory together with their father, Vespasian, over the Jewish rebellion in Judaea
The Arch of Septimius Severus at Leptis Magna, Libya, a four-arched arcus quadrifrons, built c. 203 AD
The Arch of Septimius Severus at Leptis Magna, Libya, a four-arched arcus quadrifrons, built c. 203 AD