Triumphal Arch of Tyre, Lebanon
The Triumphal Arch of Tyre is one of the Lebanon's most impressive archaeological relics.
Triumphal arch: a memorial arch commemorating the return of a victorious army, usually in the line of march during its triumphal procession
Two main types: those with a single archway and those with a large archway flanked by two small archways ...
triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory
four-centered arch, Tudor arch - a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers ...
Form of triumphal arch (eg at Glanum, Arch of Janus, Rutupiae) with four arches (one pair opposite each other, and the second pair opposite each other at right angles) and hence with barrel vaulted passageway in the form of a cross ...
The triumphal arch marking the entrance to the apse includes New Testament stories focusing on the Incarnation of Christ. Mosaic panels beneath the clerestory windows in the nave are dedicated to Old Testament stories.
Among the great works now erected were temples, aqueducts, amphitheatres, magnificent villas, triumphal arches, monumental pillars, etc.
Composite order. An order of Roman architecture characterized by a capital - much used in triumphal arches - consisting of acanthus leaves and large volutes. It is a combination of elements of both the Ionic and the Corinthian orders.
Composite
Developed by the Romans, the composite is a mixture of the ionic and corinthian orders. Usually ten-and-a-half diameters in height, the order was richly ornate and was mainly used on triumphal arches.
(lit. three-grooved tablets): Stylized beam-ends in a Doric frieze, with metopes between.TriquetraA symbolic figure in the form of a three-cornered knot of interlaced arcs, common in Celtic art. Compare terquetra.Triumphal arch ...
Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum. Types of Arches: depressed, horseshoe, intersecting, round, ogee or ogive. See also: blind arch, relieving arch, transverse arch, triumphal arch.
In more modern times city gateways have often followed the type of the Roman triumphal arch, with a single wide opening and purely ornamental superstructure.
The Romans introduced the commemorative or triumphal arch and the colosseum or stadium.
 See also: Roman, Architecture, Arch, Church, Arches
  
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