Arch of Trajan (Ancona)

Coordinates: 43°37′31″N 13°30′23.3″E / 43.62528°N 13.506472°E / 43.62528; 13.506472
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The Arch of Trajan in Ancona

The Arch of Trajan in

Trajan's column in Rome
.

The arch was the work of the Roman, a Greek Syrian architect

Plotina and sister Marciana, would be a landmark for ships approaching Rome's greatest Adriatic port.[1]

The inscriptions, which remain legible, were gilt in bronze, but this gilding, along with the friezes and the statues were taken by the

Saracens in 848. Behind the arch and part of the shipyards, the high tower of Gamba was erected in 950, only to be demolished for use in the construction of the Citadel of Ancona
(1532). In 1859, the flight of steps was constructed; the gates about a year after.

The arch remains in good condition and has recently been restored and made fully operational by the removal of the aforementioned gates and received lighting, which raises its profile and enhances its particular position with respect to the historic heart of the city and Guasco hill, where the Cathedral stands.

See also

References

  1. ^ Marcheworldwide.org Archived August 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

43°37′31″N 13°30′23.3″E / 43.62528°N 13.506472°E / 43.62528; 13.506472

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