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Tallest ancient Roman arches still standing

Listed below are the tallest Roman arches that are still standing. As measured to the highest point of the remaining arch structure unless otherwise noted. The list includes triumphant arches, ceremonial arches, gates, and bridges with arched entries, but does not include arches that are part of Roman Aqueducts. If information is located on the 10 arches where height data is needed, they will be moved up into the list. Pax!

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2-3. Arco di Constantine (315 AD): Rome, Italy and Arch of Hadrian: Tyre, Lebanon = 21 m/68.9 feet

4. Triumphal Arch of Orange (27 AD): Orange. France = 19.21 m/63 feet

5. Arco di Trajan (113 AD): Ancona, Italy = 18.5 m/60.7 feet.

6. Arch of Hadrian (132 AD): Athens, Greece = 18 m/59 feet

7. Arco di Janus: Rome, Italy = 16 m/52.5 feet

8. Arco di Trajan (117 AD): Benevento, Italy = 15.6 m/51.2 feet

9. Arco di Titus (82 AD): Rome, Italy = 15.4 m/50.5 feet

10. Arch of Germanicus (19 AD): Saintes, France = 15 m/49.2 feet

11. South Gate: Anazarbus, Turkiye = 14 m/45.9 feet

12. Arco di Augustus (8 BC): Susa, Italy = 13.03 m/42.7 feet

13. Porte de Mars: Reims, France = 13 m/42.6 feet

14. Arco di Trajan (ca 109): Canosa di Puglia, Italy ~ 13 +/-m/42.6 feet

15, Arco di Gavi (ca 50 AD): Verona, Italy = 12.69 m/41.6 feet

16-17. Arch of Caracalla (216 AD): Djémila, Algeria and Arch of Galerius (299 AD): Thessaloniki, Greece = 12.5 m/41.5 feet

18. Arc de Berà (ca 13 BC): Roda de Berà, Spain = 12.3 m/40.3 feet

19. Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus (183 AD): Latakia, Syria = 12.2 m/40 feet

20-21. Arch of Trajan: Timgad, Algeria and Arco di Glanum (25 AD): Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France = 12 m/

22. Arco di Augustus (25 BC): Aosta, Italy ~ 11.4+ m/37.4 feet

23. Porte Noire (175 AD): Besançon, France = 11.2 m/36.7 feet

24. Arch of Hadrian (130 AD): Jerash, Jordan = 11 m/36.1 feet

25. Arch of Caracalla (211-214 AD): Tébessa, Algeria = 10.94 m/35.9 feet

26-27. Arco di Hadrian: Capua, Italy and Arch of Carpentras (19 AD): Carpentras, France = 10 m/32.8 feet

28. Arch of Campanus: Aix-les-Bains, France = 9.15 m/30 feet

29. Arco di Gallienus (262 AD): Roma, Italy = 8.8 m/28.9 feet

30. Roman Arch of Medinaceli: Medinaceli, Spain = 8.1 m/26.6 feet

31-33. Hadrian’s Gate: Antalya, Tukiye; Heidentor (361 AD): Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria; and Arch of the Sergii (27 BC): Pula, Crotia = 8 m/26.2 feet

34. Arco di Drusus (9 BC): Rome, Italy ~ 7.21+ m/23.7 feet

35. Arco di Riccardo (33 BC): Trieste, Italy ~ 7.2 m/23.6 feet

36. Pont Flavien (ca 12 BC): Saint-Chamas, France = 7 m/23 feet x 2 arches

37. Arch of Cabanes: Castellón de la Plana, Spain = 5.8 m/19 feet

Need More Information:

Arco di Drusus (Spoleto)

Arco di Marcus Aurelius

Arco di Mark Anthony

Triumphal Arco di Tiberius

Arch of Septimius Severus: Khoms, Libya

Arch of Marcus Aurelius: Tripoli, Libya

Arch of Caracalla: Morocco

Arch of Alexander Severus: Dougga, Tunisia

Arch of Septimius Severus: Dougga, Tunisia

Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy: Tunisia

SOURCES:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_triumphal_arches
• facebook.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://aroundus.com/p/7393165-arch-of-carpentras
• https://aroundus.com/p/10435626-arch-of-glanum
• https://www.historyhit.com/locations/arch-of-germanicus/
• https://structurae.net/en/structures/arch-of-augustus-8-susa#:~:text=Table_title:%20Dimensions%20Table_content:%20header:%20%7C%20arch%20height,width%20%7C%2013.03%20m:%2011.93%20m%20%7C
• https://www.italyscapes.com/places/veneto/verona/ancient-monuments/arco-dei-gavi/#:~:text=ARCHITECTURE,resting%20on%20two%20Corinthian%20pillars.
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/547381242515105/posts/1612246909361861/
• https://www.catalunya.com/en/continguts/patrimoni-cultural/bera-arch-17-16003-11#:~:text=Ber%C3%A0%20arch,and%2012%20metres%20in%20length.
• https://makedonia-alexandros.blogspot.com/2020/03/triumphal-arch-south-of-cilician-gates.html#:~:text=The%20picture%20published%20recently%20by,)%20%E2%80%93%20an%20impressive%20landmark%20anyway.

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