Arches - Great Arches - Engineering and Construction of Arches

The enormous stainless steel Gateway Arch, located on the banks of the Mississippi River, commemorates Thomas Jefferson at the same time that it symbolizes America's westward expansion. The designer is Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen.

Commissioned by Napoléon I to commemorate his military conquests, the Arc de Triomphe, or Arch of Triumph, is the world's largest triumphal arch.

Between the more ancient parts of Athens and the less ancient parts constructed by Hadrian lies the Arch of Hadrian, a triumphal arch built by the Athenians in 131 CE to honor the Roman emperor who had done so much for them.

The Arch of Septimius Severus is a three way triumphal arch in ancient Rome.

The Victory Arch of Titus commemorates Titus' victorious conquest of Judaea, leading the sacking of Jerusalem and ending the Jewish wars. The arch was constructed after Titus's death in 81 CE, after his becoming a god.

The Marble Arch in London was built in 1827 and stood at Buckingham Palace until it was moved in 1851.

The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch is a distinctive landmark in Hartford, New Hampshire.

the Tijuana Arch is a prominent landmark as you cross the U.S. border into Mexico.

The Triumphal Arch of Tyre is one of the Lebanon's most impressive archaeological relics. The arch stands over a long avenue which has a necropolis on either side and sarcophagi dating as early as the 2nd century BCE.

The Arch of Constantine was dedicated in 315 by the senate and people of Rome along the triumphal route after Constantine's defeat of Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge in 312. It was also designed to commemorate Constantine's tenth anniversary of rule.