Memorial gates and arches
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Memorial gates and archesare architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as amemorial,often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals. The function, and very often thearchitectural form,is similar to that of a Romantriumphal arch,with the emphasis on remembrance and commemoration of war casualties, on marking a civil event (the country's independence, for example), or on providing a monumental entrance to a city, as opposed to celebrating a military success or general, though some memorial arches perform both functions. They can vary in size, but are commonly monumental stone structures combining features of both an archway and a gate, often forming an entrance or straddling a roadway, but sometimes constructed in isolation as a standalone structure, or on a smaller scale as a local memorial to war dead. Although they can share architectural features with triumphal arches, memorial arches and gates constructed from the 20th century onwards often have the names of the dead inscribed on them as an act of commemoration.
Memorial gates[edit]
Europe[edit]
Belgium[edit]
France[edit]
Germany[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
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Menin Gate,Ypres,Belgium
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Porte Désilles,Nancy,France
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Brandenburg Gate,Berlin, Germany
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
United States[edit]
- Hurlbut Memorial Gate,Detroit
- Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield
- Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman
- Soldiers Memorial Gate (Brown University)
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Soldiers Memorial Gate,Brown University,Providence, Rhode Island,USA
Memorial arches[edit]
Asia[edit]
Afghanistan[edit]
- Taq-e Zafar(Arch of Victory) (1928),Paghman
India[edit]
- India Gate(1931),New Delhi
- Gateway of India(1924),Mumbai
- Sabhyata Dwar(2018),Patna
Iraq[edit]
- Swords of Qādisīyah (Victory Arch) (1989),Baghdad
Saudi Arabia[edit]
- Mecca Gate(1979),Jeddah
- Al-Abtal Gate(2013),Riyadh
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TheTaq-e Zafar(Arch of Victory) in the gardens ofPaghmannearKabul,Afghanistan, built to commemorateAfghan independenceafter theThird Anglo-Afghan Warin 1919
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TheIndia Gate,built in 1921–1931, is a war memorial located near theRajpath,on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" ofNew Delhi,India.
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TheGateway of Indiais an arch-monument built in 1913–1924 inMumbai,India, to commemorate the landing of EmperorGeorge V,the firstBritish monarchto the country, in December 1911.
Europe[edit]
Belgium[edit]
France[edit]
- Thiepval Memorial(1932),Thiepval
Germany[edit]
Ireland[edit]
- Fusiliers' Arch(1907),Dublin
Italy[edit]
- Arco della Vittoria(1931),Genoa
North Macedonia[edit]
- Porta Macedonia(2012),Skopje
Portugal[edit]
- Rua Augusta Arch(1873),Lisbon
Spain[edit]
- Arc de Triomf(1888),Barcelona
United Kingdom[edit]
- Arch of Remembrance(1925), WWI memorial inLeicester
- City War Memorial(1927), WWI memorial inNottingham
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TheCinquantenaire ArcadeinBrussels,Belgium, built for theNational Exhibitionof 1880 to commemorate the 50th anniversary ofBelgian independence
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TheSiegestorinMunich,Germany, a Bavarian army monument, destroyed inWorld War IIbut partially rebuilt as a reminder for peace
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TheRua Augusta ArchinPraça do Comércio,Lisbon, Portugal, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the1755 earthquake
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TheArc de TriomfinBarcelona,Spain, built in 1888 as the main access gate for the1888 Barcelona World Fair
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
- Peace Arch(1921),Canada–US border
- National War Memorial(1939),Ottawa
- Royal Military College of CanadaMemorial Arch, Kingston
Mexico[edit]
United States[edit]
- Memorial Arch of Tilton(1882),Northfield, New Hampshire
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch(1886),Hartford, Connecticut
- Washington Square Arch(1892), Manhattan, New York City
- War Correspondents Memorial Arch(1896),Gathland State Park,Maryland
- Confederate Memorial(1902),Fulton, Kentucky
- Confederate Soldier Memorial(1902),Columbus, Ohio
- Smith Memorial Arch(1912), West Fairmount Park,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg(1914), Pennsylvania
- National Memorial Arch(1917), Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- Victory Arch (1919), Macarty Square,New Orleans,Louisiana[1]
- Victory Gate (1919, razed 1920), Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City
- Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch(1924),Kansas City,Kansas
- Memorial Arch(1924),Huntington, West Virginia
- Gateway Arch(1965),St. Louis,Missouri
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Monumento a la RevolucióninMexico City,Mexico, the tallest memorial arch in the world, 1938
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Washington Square Arch,Manhattan, New York City, USA
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National Memorial Arch, aRevolutionary Warmemorial inValley Forge National Historical Park,Chester County, Pennsylvania,USA
References[edit]
- ^"World War I, Victory Arch, New Orleans, Louisiana".freepages.rootsweb.