Hexagonal offers under the arch, Municipal Arch, St. Remy.
Facade of the Municipal Arch, with reliefs of Gallic victims in the rectan...
Gallic victims (male and female), on the right pilaster of the Municipal A...
View toward the southeast, Municipal Arch, St. Remy.
Oblique view of the arch toward to northeast, Municipal Arch, St. Remy.
| Context: | St. Remy |
| Type: | Arch |
| Summary: | The oldest extant arch in the Roman province of Narbonensis. |
| Date: | ca. 30 AD |
| Dimensions: | H. (pres.) 8.6 m; W. 5.5 m; L. 12.50 m |
| Period: | Augustan |
Plan: The single-bayed arch is preserved up to the Attic story.
History: The arch, destroyed soon after its construction, may have inspired some local Romanesque works on the 12th c. A.C. The tiled roof was added in the 18th c.
Other Notes: The arcade is decorated with a vegetal garland. The barrel vault is decorated with hexagonal coffers. Victoriae (personifications of Victory) decorated the spandrels on either side of the arch, while relief figures of prisoners decorate the rectangular panels on either side of the arch.
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