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[]
- Menin Gate, Ypres
Canada[]
United Kingdom[]
- University of Glasgow Memorial Gates
- Memorial Gates (Constitution Hill)
United States[]
- Hurlbut Memorial Gate
- The Roddick Memorial Gates
- Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield
- Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman
Memorial arches[]
Afghanistan[]
- Taq-e Zafar (Arch of Victory), Paghman
Belgium[]
- Arcade du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
Canada[]
- National War Memorial, Ottawa
- Peace Arch (US-Canada border)
- Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch, Kingston
France[]
- Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
Germany[]
- Siegestor (1850), Munich
India[]
- India Gate, New Delhi
- Gateway of India, Mumbai
Ireland[]
- Fusiliers' Arch, Dublin
Italy[]
- Arco della Vittoria, Genoa
Mexico[]
- Monumento a la Revolución, Mexico City
North Macedonia[]
- Porta Macedonia, Skopje
Romania[]
- Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest, built to commemorate Romania's independence
United Kingdom[]
- Arch of Remembrance, First World War memorial in Leicester
- City War Memorial, Nottingham, First World War memorial in Nottingham
United States[]
- Memorial Arch of Tilton (1882), Northfield, New Hampshire
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch (1886), Hartford, Connecticut
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch (1892), Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City
- Washington Square Arch (1892), Manhattan, New York City
- War Correspondents Memorial Arch (1896), Gathland State Park, Maryland
- Dewey Arch (1899, razed 1900), Manhattan, New York City
- Confederate Memorial in Fulton (1902), Fulton, Kentucky
- Confederate Soldier Memorial (Columbus, Ohio) (1902)
- 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
- Gateway Arch (1965), St. Louis, Missouri
- Memorial Arch (Huntington, West Virginia) (1924)
References[]
- ^ "World War I, Victory Arch, New Orleans, Louisiana". freepages.rootsweb.com.
External links[]
- Types of monuments and memorials
- Gates
- Arches and vaults