Arch of Janus

Arch of Janus
Riccardo Cambiassi from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0

The only surviving quadrifrons (four-faced) triumphal arch in Rome, standing 16 m high on a 12 m square base in the Forum Boarium. Built in the early 4th century AD using spolia from earlier buildings, it may honor Constantine I or Constantius II. Each of its four passageways measures 10.6 m high, and the piers contain 48 niches across two tiers. The Frangipane family converted it into a fortress tower in the Middle Ages.

TypeGate/archway/bridge
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryItaly
Coordinates41.8895° N, 12.4833° E

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