Roman arch
Americannoun
noun
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Last year, the I.D.A. made headlines, and the cover of Newsweek, after it erected, in Trafalgar Square, a marble replica of a triumphal Roman arch in Palmyra, Syria—another icon destroyed by ISIS.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2016
You cannot evoke the past by simply taking historical symbols and using them as applique," he maintains."What does it mean to put a Roman arch over someone's house in Connecticut?
From Time Magazine Archive
She showed him her sketches taken at Arles; mentioned Orange, for its Roman arch and theatre, as a stopping-place on her return journey to Paris.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
The style of architecture was that known as “Norman”—with thick massive walls, having the circular Roman arch over the doors and windows.
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
Yet from architectural strength it must be considered that the real support resting on the pillar was merely the half-circle of the Roman arch, while the horseshoe was a continuation for ornamental purposes.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
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