Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals. The function is similar to that of a

triumphal arch A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists of two massive piers connected by an arch, cro ...

, with the emphasis on remembrance and commemoration of war casualties, on marking a civil event (the country's independence, for example), or on providing a monumental entrance to a city, as opposed to celebrating a military success or general, though some memorial arches perform both functions. They can vary in size, but are commonly monumental stone structures combining features of both an archway and a gate, often forming an entrance or straddling a roadway, but sometimes constructed in isolation as a standalone structure, or on a smaller scale as a local memorial to war dead. Although they can share architectural features with triumphal arches, memorial arches and gates constructed from the 20th century onwards often have the names of the dead inscribed on them as an act of commemoration.

Memorial gates

Belgium

Menin Gate The Menin Gate ( nl, Menenpoort), officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves ...

, Ypres

Canada

Memorial Gates (University of Saskatchewan) Memorial Gates are a military memorial which are part of the University of Saskatchewan, City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. These Gates were originally the entrance gates to the university campus and flanked University Drive. In the 1980s, d ...

United Kingdom

University of Glasgow Memorial Gates The Memorial Gates at the University of Glasgow were erected in 1952 as a celebration of the university's quincentenary, or five hundredth anniversary. They form a portal through the University Avenue side of the perimeter fence around the univer ...

Memorial Gates (Constitution Hill) The Memorial Gates are a war memorial located at the Hyde Park Corner end of Constitution Hill in London. Also known as the Commonwealth Memorial Gates, they commemorate the armed forces of the British Empire from five regions of the Indian sub ...

United States

Hurlbut Memorial Gate Hurlbut Memorial Gate is a monumental structure, long, high, and in depth, at the entry way to Water Works Park located at East Jefferson Avenue and Cadillac Boulevard in a historic area of Detroit, Michigan. It is named after Chauncey (someti ...

* The Roddick Memorial Gates *

Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield The Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield are historical monuments at the entrances to Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, Kentucky. The monuments were the second monument in Mayfield established by the United Daughters of the Confederacy; the first ...

* Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman

Memorial arches

Afghanistan

Taq-e Zafar The Taq-e Zafar (Persian: طاق ظفر, English: Arch of Victory) is a triumphal arch located at the front of the gardens in Paghman, Afghanistan. The famous victory arch commemorates Afghan independence after the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 191 ...

(Arch of Victory),

Paghman Paghman (Persian/Pashto: پغمان) is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It is the seat of the Paghman District (in the western part of Kabul Province) which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est.), ma ...

Belgium

Arcade du Cinquantenaire The Cinquantenaire Arcade (french: Arcade(s) du Cinquantenaire, nl, Arcade(s) van het Jubelpark) is a memorial arcade in the centre of the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. The centrepiece is a monumental triple arch kno ...

, Brussels Brussels_Cinquantenaire_R03

Canada

* National War Memorial, Ottawa *

Peace Arch The Peace Arch (french: Arche de la Paix) is a monument situated near the westernmost point of the Canada–United States border in the contiguous United States, between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. Co ...

(US-Canada border) *

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

Memorial Arch, Kingston

France

Thiepval Memorial The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918, with no known grave. It is near the ...

, Thiepval

Germany

Siegestor The Siegestor ( en, Victory Gate) in Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its restoration following World Wa ...

(1850), Munich Siegestor bei Nacht

India

India Gate The India Gate (formerly known as the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, formerly called duty path. It stands as a memorial to 84,000 soldiers of the B ...

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...

* Gateway of India, Mumbai

Ireland

* Fusiliers' Arch, Dublin

Italy

* Arco della Vittoria, Genoa

Mexico

Monumento a la Revolución The Monument to the Revolution ( es, Monumento a la Revolución, links=no) is a landmark and monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution. It is located in the Plaza de la República, near to the heart of the major thoroughfares Paseo de la R ...

, Mexico City Monumento a la Revolución Mexicana

North Macedonia

* Porta Macedonia, Skopje

Portugal

Rua Augusta Arch The Rua Augusta Arch (Portuguese: ''Arco da Rua Augusta'') is a stone, triumphal arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the ''Praça do Comércio''. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after ...

in Lisbon, built to commemorate the rebuilding of Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake

Romania

Arcul de Triumf The Arcul de Triumf ( Romanian; "Triumphal Arch") is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, Romania, on the Kiseleff Road. The first, wooden, triumphal arch was built hurriedly, after Romania gained its independence (187 ...

in Bucharest, built to commemorate Romania's independence Nicolae Ionescu - Pretzel vendors in uniform in front of the Triumph Arch

United Kingdom

Arch of Remembrance The Arch of Remembrance is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Victoria Park, Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. Leicester's industry contributed significantly to the British war effort. A tempora ...

, First World War memorial in Leicester * City War Memorial, Nottingham, First World War memorial in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

United States

Memorial Arch of Tilton The Memorial Arch of Tilton, sometimes referred to as Tilton's Folly,Jones 2006, p. 156. is a historic arch on Elm Street in Northfield, New Hampshire, United States, on a hill overlooking the town of Tilton. The was built by Charles E. Tilton i ...

(1882), Northfield, New Hampshire *

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut, honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, including 400 who died for the Union cause. It is notable as the first permanent triumphal ...

(1886), Hartford, Connecticut *

Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, just north of Prospect Park. Built from 1889 to 1892, the arch is dedicated "To the Defenders of the Union, 1861–1865". The eastern end with ...

(1892), Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City *

Washington Square Arch The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Stanford White in 1891, it commemor ...

(1892), Manhattan, New York City * War Correspondents Memorial Arch (1896),

Gathland State Park Gathland State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The state park occupies the former estate of war correspondent George Alfred Townsend (1841-1 ...

, Maryland * Dewey Arch (1899, razed 1900), Manhattan, New York City * Confederate Memorial in Fulton (1902), Fulton, Kentucky *

Confederate Soldier Memorial (Columbus, Ohio) The Confederate Soldier Memorial, also known as Confederate Monument and Memorial Arch, is an outdoor Confederate memorial installed at Camp Chase in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. Description and history The ...

(1902) * Smith Memorial Arch (1912), West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The memorial stands a ...

(1914), Pennsylvania * National Memorial Arch (1917), Valley Forge, Pennsylvania * “Victory Arch” (1919), Macarty Square,

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

{{Cite web, url=http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~neworleans/military/, title=World War I, Victory Arch, New Orleans, Louisiana, website=freepages.rootsweb.com * "Victory Gate" (1919, razed 1920), Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City *

Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I. Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Mar ...

(1924), Kansas City, Kansas *

Gateway Arch The Gateway Arch is a monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Some sources consider ...

(1965), St. Louis, Missouri *

Memorial Arch (Huntington, West Virginia) The Memorial Arch is a historic memorial arch located in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built between 1924 and 1929 by the Cabell County War Memorial Association as a memorial to the dead and to those who served ...

(1924)

References

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