Arch of Hadrian (Jerash)
32°16′20″N 35°53′28″E / 32.27222°N 35.89111°E
The Arch of Hadrian is an
Description
In 2005, the arch was under restoration. Reconstruction was completed in 2007 and the arch is now roughly 21 meters high (about 36 feet), 37.45 meters long, and 9.25 meters wide.[3]
Each face of the arch has four engaged columns standing on pedestals and bases. Each pedestal is 2.20 meters high, 2.25 meters wide and 1.20 meters deep. The base of each column is topped by a row of acanthus leaves.[4]
There are three vaulted passageways on the lower level and each of these is flanked by two columns with Corinthian capitals.[3] The two flanked archways are topped with niches. Each niche is on top of a small entablature, which stands on two pilasters crowned with capitals.[4]
The Arch was crowned with an attic, which might have held a dedicatory inscription. The lower part of the attic was decorated with a frieze of acanthus leaves and the central part was crowned with a triangular cornice.[4]
Inscription
There was a marble tabula ansata panel that was 1.03 meters in height and 7.14 meters in width, with letters 12–13 cm tall.[5]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1858287405.
- ^ "Hadrian's Arch at Gerasa". Dome. Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
- ^ a b "Hadrian's Arch's from Roman Period, Jordan: A Comprehensive Study" (PDF). Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Arch of Hadrian at Gerasa (129-130 CE) | Judaism and Rome". judaism-and-rome.cnrs.fr. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "The inscription of the arch of Hadrian in Gerasa | Judaism and Rome". judaism-and-rome.cnrs.fr. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-07.