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General Information

Completion: 2nd century
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Triumphal / monumental arch

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: Place de la République
Coordinates: 49° 15' 38.16" N    4° 1' 47.93" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length 32 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Porte de Mars is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims, France. It dates from the third century AD, and was the widest arch in the Roman world .

The Arch

The arch stands 32 metres long and 13 metres high. It was named after a nearby temple to Mars. The arch has many highly detailed carvings on ist exterior and on the ceilings of ist three passageways. Local folklore says that the inhabitants of Reims built the arch in gratitude when the Romans brought major roads through their city. It served as a part of castle of archeveque and a city gate until 1544 was closed of it. In 1817, the buildings around it were removed, bringing the arch into full view.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Porte de Mars" and modified on 03 June 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20012933
  • Published on:
    15/08/2004
  • Last updated on:
    27/09/2022
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