Memorial gates and arches

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Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals. The function is similar to that of a triumphal 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

Belgium

Canada

University of Saskatchewan Memorial Gates

United Kingdom

United States

Memorial arches

Afghanistan

Taq-e Zafar (Arch of Victory) in the gardens of Paghman near Kabul, built to commemorate Afghanistan's independence after the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919

Belgium

The Arcade du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, built for the National Exhibition of 1880 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Belgian independence

Canada

France

Germany

Siegestor in Munich, a Bavarian army monument, destroyed in World War II but partially rebuilt as a reminder for peace

India

India Gate (originally the All India War Memorial), built in 1921–31, is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the boulevard of New Delhi, formerly called Kingsway.
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India, in December 1911.

Ireland

Italy

Mexico

Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City, the tallest memorial arch in the world, 1938

North Macedonia

Porta Macedonia in Skopje, North Macedonia, is dedicated to 20 years of Macedonian independence, 2012

Portugal

Rua Augusta Arch in Praça do Comércio, Lisbon

Romania

Pretzel vendors in front of the Romanian Triumphal Arch in Bucharest

United Kingdom

United States

National Memorial Arch, a Revolutionary War memorial in Valley Forge National Historical Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania

References

  1. ^ "World War I, Victory Arch, New Orleans, Louisiana". freepages.rootsweb.com.

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