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The Arch of Constantine in Rome, a large triumphal arch with three archways, decorated with relief sculptures and statues, stands near the Colosseum. Trevi Fountain, Rome Marble Arch, London The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, stands under a clear sky with a red double-decker tour bus and a line of people at its base. All India War Memorial Arch, New Delhi Architectural rendering of a large white triumphal arch with golden eagle sculptures on top, set among trees with the Washington Monument visible in the background. Inscribed attic surmounting the main cornice of the Arch of Titus, Rome, ad 81 The Triumphal Arch of Titus, an ancient stone arch with Latin inscriptions and decorative reliefs, stands in the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy. Roman ruins of the main street and the west gate, or triumphal arch, Thamugadi, Alg. A line of German Uhlan cavalry troops rides through the triumphal arch at Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium, as civilians watch, during World War I.
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The Arch of Constantine in Rome, a large triumphal arch with three archways, decorated with relief sculptures and statues, stands near the Colosseum.
Arch of Constantine, Rome View of the south facade of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, 312 ce.

Triumphal arch

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Triumphal arch, a monumental structure pierced by at least one arched passageway and erected to honor an important person or to commemorate a significant event. It was sometimes architecturally isolated but usually was built to span either a street or a roadway, preferably one used for triumphal processions. Although associated with ancient Roman architecture, the origins and significance of the triumphal arch are still not fully understood. It was a separate structure, having no connection...

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