Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Memorial arch
An arch commemorating a person or event.
Triumphal arch: a memorial arch commemorating the return of a victorious army, usually in the line of march during its triumphal procession
Two main types: those with a single archway and those with a large archway flanked by two small archways
Popular during the Roman Empire, and again during the Italian Renaissance and at the time of Napoleon and later.
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Forest Lawn Cemetery Main St. entrance gate
Other examples:
