Arch of Constantine

Arch of Constantine

312-315

2078

Single Built Works

Italy (nation)

Rome (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

triumphal arches (memorial arches)

View of the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy. "The arch is about 20 meters high, excluding any ornamentation that may have stood on its current roof, 25 meters wide and 7 meters deep. The central archway is 12 meters high, and the two side archways are 7 meters high. Eight fluted, Corinthian columns of yellow Numidean marble, probably taken from a building of the Flavian era when the arch was built, were attached to the arch, seven of which remain. The columns are ornamental and do not support any load ... While certain portions of the sculpture that adorns the arch were carved specifically for Constantine, most of its sculpture can with confidence be traced to earlier periods,"--Rome 101 website.

marble (rock)

20 meters high, 25 meters wide, 7 meters deep

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