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| Michelangelo, Vestibule of Laurentian Library, 1524-34 |
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| Benini, Baldachino over altar of st peter's, St Peter's Basilica, Rome |
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| Queen Elizabeth I, The Procession Portrait, 1601, possibly by Thomas Peake |
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| Queen Victoria's Throne Room, St James Palace |
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| John Vardy, Bedroom Holkham Hall, 1758 |
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| Roman Tomba dei tipinti, 1st to 2nd century AD |
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| Pierre Vignon, Church of la madeleleine, Paris, 1806-31, columns are over 65 feet tall |
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| Guilio da Sangallo, Villa Medici, Poggio a caiano, 1480s - perhaps first use of temple portico in domestic context |
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| Palladio, Villa Foscari, 1560 |
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| Colen Campbell and James Gibbs, Holkham Hall, Norfolk, 1723- |
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| J. T. Design Build Ltd, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cambridge, 1987-91 |
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| Antonio da Sangallo and Michelangelo, Palazzo Farnese Rome, 1517-89 |
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| Porta del Borsari, Verona |
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| Arch of Janus Quadrifrons - 2 faced god Jnaus, god of gates/ doorways/ beginnings/ endings |
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| Giovanni Borra, Entrance to Ruins of Palmyra (late 2nd century AD), drawn for 'Ruins of Palmyra', 1753 |
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| Arch of Augustus, Rimini, single fornix and pediment |
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Arch of Augustus, Orange, 21 AD
Triple fornix
built to celebrate conquest
tabernacle pediment and side elevation pediments |
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Column of Trajan, 112-3 AD
celebrates the pax romana imposed on conquered territories
columns less prevalent than arches in Roman architecture |
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Arch of Titus 70 AD
celebrates sack of Jerusalem |
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Arch of Titus 70 AD
Inner relief sculptures - communicate propaganda |
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Arch of septimus severus, AD 203, inscription on both sides included Emperor's sons Caracalla and Geta
when Caracalla had his brother assassinated - also had his name removed from arch |
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Porte d'arroux, Autun, France
post-roman usage of arch motif |
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Autun Cathedral nave, 1120s
aedicular shallow recesses |
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Chartes Cathedral South Portal 1250
aedicules become pointed arches |
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Lincoln Cathedral West Front, Triumphal arch incorporated into facade in 11thc
covered in niches |
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| Francois Blondel, Porte Saint denis, paris, 1672 |
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| Robert Adam, Kedleston Hall, 1759-, for Baron Scarsdale |
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Arc du carousel, Paris, 1805, Charles Percier and Pierre Francois Fontaine
bronze horses taken by napoleon from Venice in 1797 |
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| Facade with antique quadriga horses brought from Constantinople after sack of 1204 |
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John Duncan, The Soldiers and Sailors Arch, Grand Army Plaza, New York
president lincoln and general grant on inner panels |
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Arco della Vittoria, Genoa, 1924-31
commemorates dead of world war 1
architect supported Mussolini |
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Edwin Luytens, Thiepval Memorial, 1928-32
commemorates soldiers who died at somme with no known graves |
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| Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, 1826-30 |
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