Memorial gates and arches

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, and very often the architectural form, is similar to that of a Roman triumphal arch, 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

Europe

North America

Canada

United States

Hurlbut Memorial Gate, Detroit
Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield
Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman
Soldiers Memorial Gate (Brown University)

University of Saskatchewan Memorial Gates, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hurlbut Memorial Gate, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Confederate Memorial Gateway, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
Soldiers Memorial Gate, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Memorial arches

Asia

Afghanistan

Taq-e Zafar (Arch of Victory) (1928), Paghman

Canton

Triumphal arch at the 19th Route Army cemetery, Canton, Gwongdung

India

Iraq

Swords of Qādisīyah (Victory Arch) (1989), Baghdad

Saudi Arabia

Mecca Gate (1979), Jeddah
Al-Abtal Gate (2013), Riyadh

The Taq-e Zafar (Arch of Victory) in the gardens of Paghman near Kabul, Afghanistan, built to commemorate Afghan independence after the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919
The triumphal arch at the 19th Route Army cemetery in Canton, built in 1932, vandalised during the Chinese Cultural Revolution
The India Gate, built in 1921–1931, is a war memorial located near the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, India.
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in 1913–1924 in Mumbai, India, to commemorate the landing of Emperor George V, the first British monarch to the country, in December 1911.
Al-Abtal Gate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was built in 2013 to commemorate the Battle of Riyadh in 1902

Europe

Belgium

Cinquantenaire Arcade (1905), Brussels

France

Thiepval Memorial (1932), Thiepval

Germany

Siegestor (1850), Munich

Ireland

Fusiliers' Arch (1907), Dublin

Italy

Arco della Vittoria (1931), Genoa

North Macedonia

Porta Macedonia (2012), Skopje

Portugal

Rua Augusta Arch (1873), Lisbon

Spain

Arc de Triomf (1888), Barcelona

United Kingdom

Arch of Remembrance (1925), WWI memorial in Leicester
City War Memorial (1927), WWI memorial in Nottingham

The Cinquantenaire Arcade in Brussels, Belgium, built for the National Exhibition of 1880 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Belgian independence
The Siegestor in Munich, Germany, a Bavarian army monument, destroyed in World War II but partially rebuilt as a reminder for peace
Porta Macedonia in Skopje, North Macedonia, is dedicated to 20 years of Macedonian independence, 2012
The Rua Augusta Arch in Praça do Comércio, Lisbon, Portugal, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake
The Arc de Triomf in Barcelona, Spain, built in 1888 as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair