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Jerash: The Arch of Hadrian
Jerash: The Arch of Hadrian (photo: Bell Archive A-449)
Jerash, located 34 km north of Amman in north Jordan, was a major Hellenistic and Roman site between the late 3rd century BC and early 4th century AD.
The arch, which lies 400 meters south of the city walls, was dedicated in AD 130, just prior to a visit by the emperor Hadrian. It has a central passageway flanked by two lower passages. Both facades have four engaged Corinthian columns. The arch was originally planned to be a main entranceway joined to expanded city walls, but this project was never completed.
This photo by Gertrude Bell was taken in 1900, before the site excavations and restorations began in the 1920s and 30s. The photo is in the Bell Archives at Newcastle University.
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