Four-faced arch

Four-faced arch is an archaeological site in , , . Four-faced arch is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the archaeological site .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient entrance arch to the Augusteum, Roman public building in Herculaneum, Naples
  • Also known as: “Arco Quadrifonte” and “four-faced arch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herculaneum and College of the Augustales.

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is a town close to in , . It is named after the ruined Roman city which forms its main attraction. was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. in AD 79, the same eruption that destroyed .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
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The was an ancient Roman villa in , in what is now , southern . It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750. is situated 270 metres west of Four-faced arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ercolano and Portici.

Town
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is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It lies at the western foot of , on the , just southeast of .

Town
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is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 51,213 inhabitants.

Town
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is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 78,839 inhabitants. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century. is situated 2½ km southeast of Four-faced arch.

Four-faced arch

Latitude
40.80672° or 40° 48′ 24″ north
Longitude
14.3481° or 14° 20′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FGPR84X+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1361947853
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q29906018
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In Other Languages

“Four-faced arch” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “arco Quadrifonte”

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Highlights include statue base and House of the Tuscan Colonnade.

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