Arch at Carpentras

L'arc de Carpentras
France, Carpentras
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Arch at Carpentras

L'arc de Carpentras
France, Carpentras
The arch at Carpentras is a 1st century Roman arch located between the Church of St. Siffredio and the Palace of Justice. The arch has a single passage supported by corrugated columns. On the western wall of the arch, on the left, a German is depicted dressed in an animal skin, and on the right, a figure of an oriental man in a cap and Persian costume. On the eastern wall are depicted a man in a Persian costume and a Greek tyrant in a diadem. Since 1840, the arch has been a historical monument of France.

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Traveled 11 years ago
Rating 7
The Antique Arch was built in 19 AD. e. in honor of the emperor Tiberius. Later, the arch served as a side entrance to the church of St. Siffreius, and even later was part of the local prison service building. The arch has a single passage, on the sides of which there are sculptural images of captured prisoners. Located on Place Saint-Siffrein, near the Church of Saint Siffrein.
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