Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is inscribed with “IMP·CAES·FL·CONSTANTINO·MAXIMO·P·F·AVGUSTO·S·P·Q·R·QVOD·INSTINCTV·DIVINITATIS·MENTIS·MAGNITVDINE·CVM·EXERCITV·SVO·TAM·DE·TYRANNO·QVAM·DE·OMNI·EIVS·FACTIONE·VNO·TEMPORE·IVSTIS·REM-PVBLICAM·VLTVS·EST·ARMIS·ARCVM·TRIVMPHIS·INSIGNEM·DICAVIT”
  • …stands 21 metres (69 feet) tall
  • Description: triumphal arch in Rome

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Latitude
41.88976° or 41° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
12.49067° or 12° 29′ 26″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFQR+W7
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building = triumphal_arch
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historic = monument
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Arch of Constantine” goes by many names.
قوس قسطنطينArabic
Կոստանդիանոսի հաղթակամարArmenian
Konstantinoren arkuaBasque
Канстантынава аркаBelarusian
Трыўмфальная арка КанстанцінаBelarusian
Трыюмфальная арка КанстантынаBelarusian
Bolz KustentinBreton
Арка на КонстантинBulgarian
Arc de ConstantíCatalan
君士坦丁凯旋门Chinese
君士坦丁凱旋門Chinese
Konstantinov slavolukCroatian
Konstantinův obloukCzech
KonstantinbuenDanish
Boog van ConstantijnDutch
Arko de KonstantenoEsperanto
Arko de KonstantinoEsperanto
Constantinuse triumfikaarEstonian
Constantinuse võidukaarEstonian
Konstantinuksen riemukaariFinnish
Arco de ConstantinoGalician
კონსტანტინეს თაღიGeorgian
Αψίδα Μεγάλου ΚωνσταντίνουGreek
Αψίδα του ΚωνσταντίνουGreek
ΡώμηGreek
קשת קונסטנטינוסHebrew
कॉन्स्टेंटीन की मेहराबHindi
Constantinus diadalíveHungarian
Pelengkung KonstantinusIndonesian
Arco di CostantinoItalian
コンスタンティヌスの凱旋門Japanese
콘스탄티누스 개선문Korean
Arcus ConstantiniLatin
Arco de ConstantinoLingua Franca Nova
Konstantino arkaLithuanian
KonstantinbuenNorwegian
KonstantinbuenNorwegian Bokmål
طاق کنستانتینPersian
Łuk Konstantyna WielkiegoPolish
Arcul lui ConstantinRomanian
Триумфальная арка КонстантинаRussian
Константинов славолукSerbian
Konstantinov slavolukSerbo-Croatian
Konštantínov oblúkSlovak
Konstantinov slavolokSlovenian
Konstantinov slavolok, RimSlovenian
KonstantinbågenSwedish
Arko ni ConstantinoTagalog
Konstantin takıTurkish
Арка КостянтинаUkrainian
قسطنطنیہ کا محرابUrdu
Khải hoàn môn ConstantinusVietnamese

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