General Information
| Completion: | 2nd century |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Triumphal / monumental arch |
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Location
| Location: |
Reims, Marne (51), Grand-Est, France |
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| Address: | Place de la République |
| Coordinates: | 49° 15' 38.16" N 4° 1' 47.93" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 32 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Porte de Mars is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims, France. It dates from the third century AD, and was the widest arch in the Roman world .
The Arch
The arch stands 32 metres long and 13 metres high. It was named after a nearby temple to Mars. The arch has many highly detailed carvings on ist exterior and on the ceilings of ist three passageways. Local folklore says that the inhabitants of Reims built the arch in gratitude when the Romans brought major roads through their city. It served as a part of castle of archeveque and a city gate until 1544 was closed of it. In 1817, the buildings around it were removed, bringing the arch into full view.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Porte de Mars" and modified on June 3, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1995): Le guide du Patrimoine: Champagne-Ardenne. Hachette, Paris (France), pp. 302.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20012933 - Published on:
15/08/2004 - Last updated on:
27/09/2022
