Arch of Trajan

The Arch of Trajan is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in , southern . It was erected in honour of the Emperor Trajan across the Via Appia, at the point where it enters the city.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday–Sunday: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Roman arch located in Benevento
  • Also known as: “Arc de Benevent”, “Arc de Trajà”, “Arco di Benevento”, “Arco di Traiano di Benevento”, “Łuk Trajana”, “Museo dell’Arco di Traiano”, “Porta Aurea”, and “Trajansbogen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of Sant’Ilario a Port’Aurea and Auditorium Sant’Agostino.

Church
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Convention center
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is a convention center, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Arch of Trajan.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 160 metres north of Arch of Trajan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perrillo and San Marco ai Monti.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Arch of Trajan.

Hamlet
is an Italian village, frazione… is situated 9 km south of Arch of Trajan.

Village
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is a town and comune in the… is situated 9 km northeast of Arch of Trajan.

Arch of Trajan

Latitude
41.13309° or 41° 7′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.77962° or 14° 46′ 47″ east
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
8FHP4QMH+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4987930488
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10292645
Wiki­data ID
Q2142241
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Arch of Trajan” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Арка Траяна, Беневента”
  • Belarusian: “Арка Траяна”
  • Breton: “Bolz Trajan (Benevento)”
  • Breton: “Bolz Trajan”
  • Bulgarian: “Триумфална арка на Траян”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Trajà de Benevent”
  • Chinese: “图拉真拱门”
  • Chuvash: “Траян хапхи (Беневенто)”
  • Chuvash: “Траян хапхи”
  • Dutch: “Boog van Trajanus”
  • Finnish: “Trajanuksen riemukaari”
  • French: “arc de Bénévent”
  • French: “Arc de Trajan”
  • Galician: “Arco de Traxano (Benevento)”
  • Galician: “Arco de Traxano”
  • German: “Trajansbogen von Benevent”
  • Hebrew: “קשת טראיאנוס (בנוונטו)”
  • Hebrew: “קשת טראיאנוס”
  • Italian: “Arco di Traiano”
  • Persian: “طاق تراژان (بنونتو)”
  • Persian: “طاق تراژان”
  • Polish: “Łuk Trajana w Benewencie”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Trajano (Benevento)”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Trajano”
  • Romanian: “Arcul lui Traian din Benevento”
  • Romanian: “Arcul lui Traian”
  • Russian: “Арка Траяна (Беневенто)”
  • Russian: “Арка Траяна”
  • Slovenian: “Trajanov slavolok”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Trajano”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка Траяна (Беневенто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка Траяна”

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