Arch of Constantine
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 | Arch of Constantine |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Date | 315 |
| Building Type | triumphal arch, monument |
| Climate | mediterranean |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Ancient Roman Corinthian |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | A classic monument that still speaks to us across most of 2000 years. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Arch_of_Constantine.html |
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Location: On the grounds of the Colloseum, Piazzale del Colosseo.
Built to commemorate the victory of Constantine the Great over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge outside Rome in 312.
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Werner Blaser and Monica Stucky. Drawings of Great Buildings. Boston: Birkhauser Verlag, 1983. ISBN 3-7643-1522-9. LC 83-15831. NA2706.U6D72 1983. plan and elevation drawings, p37. — Available at Amazon.com
Alene Stickles, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, August 1993. PCD.3189.1011.1916.055
Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman. Architecture, from Prehistory to Post-Modernism. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. photo, p144.— available at Amazon.com
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Arch of Constantine — Detailed page with history and many photos.
Arch of Constantine — Sacred Destinations
