Triumphal arch

A triumphal arch ( arcus or fornix triumphalis ) is a freestanding, torförmiges building that was originally built in Rome in honor of the triumphant emperor or generals.

Antiquity

Still got triumphal arches in Rome are, except for the ruins of the triumphal arch of Drusus, those of Titus in the Roman Forum ( Arch of Titus ), of Septimius Severus also on the forum ( Septimius Severus Arch ), and Constantine I. next to the Colosseum ( Arch of Constantine ). Other buildings of the kind are such as the triumphal arch of Gallienus, archway as the Arch of Janus in the Forum Boarium or city gates as the arch of Dolabella.

Since the triumphs of Roman generals or emperors were committed in Rome and Constantinople Opel, be arch, which have been built outside the two main cities, not referred to as the Arc de Triomphe, but as a triumphal arch. Outside Rome are preserved: the triumphal arch of Augustus in Rimini, and in Susa, Aosta, and Fano; that of Trajan in Ancona and Beneventum, that of Hadrian in Athens, the city was founded Arch in Orange and Galerius in Thessaloniki. There is also the triumphal arch in Pula, Verona, St. Remy, Carpentras in southern France and in Spain Capara. The Hadrian's Gate Antalya in Turkey also bears more the character of an honorary arch as the one city gate. The original meaning of the so-called Heidentor at Carnuntum is the research on some puzzles.

In 1986, the remains of the far northern Roman honorary arch in Mainz -Kastel were discovered.

Triumphal arches in Christian architecture

The zygomatic arch, which the choir room ( sacral region ) of a church from the nave and the transept separates, is also called the " Triumphal Arch " or " chancel ". In these sheets was often a hanging or standing on a bar mounted crucifix - the so-called triumph of the cross. Many Romanesque churches and most Gothic cathedrals of Europe use the triumphal arch scheme for representative and graceful design of their portal zones.

Modern Times

In modern times, the terms given below triumphal arches and built in other places more. All of these are triumphal arches with rich artistic decoration, especially with reliefs equipped.

  • Porte Saint- Denis (built 1672)
  • Arc Héré in Nancy (built 1757)
  • Porte Stanislas in Nancy (built 1761)
  • In Vac ( built in 1764 )
  • Triumphal Arch in Innsbruck (built in 1765 )
  • Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam ( built in 1770 )
  • Catherine - the - Great - bow, Novhorod - Seversky (built 1786-87 )
  • Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris (built 1806-1809 )
  • Arc de Triomphe de l' Étoile in Paris (built 1806-1836 )
  • Arco della Pace in Milan (built 1807-1837 )
  • Temple of Diana ( Valtice ) (built 1812)
  • Narva Triumphal Arch (built 1827-1834 )
  • Marble Arch in London ( built in 1828 )
  • Wellington Arch in London (built 1826-1830 )
  • Arco della Pace in Milan (built 1838)
  • Portile Sfinte in Chisinau ( built in 1840 )
  • Victory Gate in Munich (built 1852)
  • Arc de Triomf in Barcelona ( built in 1888 )
  • Cinquantenaire Arch in Brussels (built 1880-1905 )
  • Washington Square Arch in New York City ( built in 1895 )
  • India Gate in New Delhi ( built in 1921 )
  • Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest (built 1935-1936 )
  • Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang ( built in 1982 )
  • Porta Macedonia in Skopje ( built in 2011 )
Nero Claudius Drusus Arch of Septimius Severus Porta Esquilina Arch of Galerius and Rotunda Arch of the Sergii Glanum Bay (architecture) Romanesque art Gothic art Porte Saint-Denis Nancy, France Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) Porta Sempione Siegestor Washington Square Park, New York
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