Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to...
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Triumphal Arch in Saint Petersburg, or Marble Arch and the Wellington Arch in London. After about 1820 arches are often memorial gates and arches built as...
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inscribed on the gate. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the gate evokes the architectural style of the ancient Roman triumphal arches such as the Arch of Constantine...
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Roman arches to more loose interpretations influenced by local architectural styles. List of Roman triumphal arches Memorial gates and arches "Washington...
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The Arch of Remembrance is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Victoria Park, Leicester, in the East Midlands of England...
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Arch Jamaraat Bridge Masjid-u-Shajarah Holiest sites in Islam Memorial gates and arches Chairman's Message Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine...
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Wanger introduced a bill to Congress to get funding for the two arches. The two arches were given a bill of $50,000 each, which was approved by the U.S...
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Menin Gate (Dutch: Menenpoort), officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth...
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Memorial Gates are a war memorial located at the Hyde Park Corner end of Constitution Hill in London. Also known as the Commonwealth Memorial Gates,...
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limestone construction with a central main arch flanked by two smaller arches. The main arch is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide and 17 feet (5.2 m) high, with the surmounting...
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Erath Memorial Arch (SBR draft)" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved May 16, 2018. With 10 photos from 2017. "TX-15792 Erath Arches". Retrieved...
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Hadrian's Gate (Turkish: Üçkapılar, meaning "The Three Gates") is a memorial gate located in Antalya, Turkey, which was built in the name of the Roman...
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gates never be closed", while on the west side read "1814 Open One Hundred Years 1914". The surrounding park, Peace Arch Park, consists of Peace Arch...
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architecture Membrane structure Memorial gates and arches Mendicant monasteries in Mexico Merlon Merovingian art and architecture Meru tower Mesoamerican...
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Arc de Triomf (category Triumphal arches in Catalonia)
tɾiˈomf]) is a memorial arch in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona...
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Gates of Delhi The Gates of Delhi were city gates at various medieval townships around Delhi, built under dynastic rulers in the period that could be...
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roadway at the Corner is the Wellington Arch, near where the road is flanked by the Memorial Gates war memorial. The origin of the name is uncertain. Parliamentary...
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Independence Gate (Korean: 독립문; Hanja: 獨立門) or Dongnimmun is a memorial gate in Seoul, South Korea. It was built in January 1898. Its construction was...
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Temple Bar, London (redirect from Temple Bar Memorial)
the Middle Ages, London expanded city jurisdiction beyond its walls to gates, called 'bars', which were erected across thoroughfares. To the west of...
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Canada Gate was commissioned, in 1905, along with the gates for Buckingham Palace and two other similar, but smaller gates presented by Australia and South...
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Arch Mound, a temporary viewing platform, was opened at the site. Detail from one of the gates Detail from one of the gates A carving on Marble Arch A...
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The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood...
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similar no matter what the size: wider arches are thus required to be taller arches. For a semi-circular arch, the height is half of the span. Bridges...
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including the Independence Arch, Black Star Gate, and the Liberation Day Monument. As of 2011, the Independence Arch is guarded by several soldiers who prohibit...
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Kakatiya Kala Thoranam (redirect from Kakatiya arch)
Warangal Gate) is a historical arch in the Warangal district, of the Indian state of Telangana. The Warangal Fort has four ornamental gates which originally...
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open the triumphal arches as a part of their royal tour of Canada in 1927, resulting in the triumphal arches to be renamed Princes' Gates on August 5, 1927...
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Green Park (redirect from Canada Gate and Canada Memorial)
Hill. Green Park and Constitution Hill Green Park, London Canada Gate on the south side of the park Pierre Granche's Canada Memorial in Green Park, London...
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Paifang (redirect from Chinese arch)
elaborate structure with more posts and gates, with a superstructural gable on top; the highest rank was a five gate-six post-eleven gable pailou. It has...
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of the north aspect and the garden gates. In 1902, Emerson engaged Esch to sketch his original design for the Victoria Memorial. On top of the central...
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Gympie and Widgee War Memorial Gates is a heritage-listed memorial at Mary Street, Gympie, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. The gates provide an...
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