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
city gate
material
travertine
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
250 BCE-476
Roman Empire
285-476
Western Roman Empire
476-493
Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer)
493-537
Ostrogothic Kingdom
537-549
Byzantine Empire
549-552
Ostrogothic Kingdom
552-592
Byzantine Empire
592-593
Kingdom of the Lombards
593-754
Byzantine Empire
754-1198
Holy Roman Empire
1139-1540
Perugia (city-state)
1540-1798
Papal States
1798-1799
France
1799-1809
Papal States
1809-1814
Kingdom of France
1814-1860
Papal States
Etruscan Arch, north elevation
Etruscan Arch, north elevation 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, arched soffit
Etruscan Arch, arched soffit Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, loggia (north elevation)
Etruscan Arch, loggia (north elevation) Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Etruscan Arch, north elevation
Etruscan Arch, north elevation 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, arch detail with inscriptions
Etruscan Arch, arch detail with inscriptions Perugia, Umbria, Italy