It's hard to be sure when (or why) the first arch was built. We do know that the Romans of the last few centuries BCE were building "triumphal" arches to welcome ... Flying buttresses act the same way ...

The Theatre of Pompey: Staging the Self through Roman Architecture This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. At the opening of his theatre in 55 BCE, Pompey staged a version of his ...

It's tough to miss the grand Triumphal Arch when visiting Innsbruck. Empress Maria Theresa commissioned the arch, which only dates to the 18th century, in honor of her son's upcoming wedding.

Standing about 25 metres high, it is the largest of the three triumphal arches still preserved in Rome. It is located along the route followed by triumphal processions, near the Colosseum.