architecture

Etruscan Arch

Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Arco Etrusco [Italian]
Arco di Augusto [Italian]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Arch of Augustus, Augustus Gate
built
3rd century BCE
culture
Etruscan, Roman
style/period
Etruscan, Ancient Roman
work type by function
city gate
material
stone
architect / constr. phase
41-40 BCE
restoration commissioned by Caesar Augustus

Specifications

number towers
2

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Umbria » Province of Perugia » Perugia
local language location name
Perugia, Italia [Italian]
historic location names
Perusia [Latin]
historical affiliations
Roman Empire
250 BCE-476
Western Roman Empire
285-476
Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer)
476-493
Ostrogothic Kingdom
493-537
Byzantine Empire
537-549
Ostrogothic Kingdom
549-552
Byzantine Empire
552-592
Kingdom of the Lombards
592-593
Byzantine Empire
593-754
Holy Roman Empire
754-1198
Perugia (city-state)
1139-1540
Papal States
1540-1798
French Republic
1798-1799
Papal States
1799-1809
French Empire
1809-1814
Papal States
1814-1860
Etruscan Arch, north elevation
Etruscan Arch, north elevation Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, north elevation
Etruscan Arch, north elevation Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, arched soffit
Etruscan Arch, arched soffit Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, detail of the arch and the frieze with inscriptions
Etruscan Arch, detail of the arch and the frieze with inscriptions Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, arch detail with inscriptions
Etruscan Arch, arch detail with inscriptions Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, fountain
Etruscan Arch, fountain Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, loggia (northeast elevation)
Etruscan Arch, loggia (northeast elevation) Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, loggia (north elevation)
Etruscan Arch, loggia (north elevation) Perugia, Umbria, Italy