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Arch of Constantine, view from the south with the Colosseum in the background, Rome, Italy, 1929

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Title: Arch of Constantine, view from the south with the Colosseum in the background, Rome, Italy, 1929
Alternative Title: Arch of Constantine
Contributor: Cornell, Ralph D
Date Created and/or Issued: [March 30, 1929]
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Cornell (Ralph D.) papers
Rights Information: copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
View of the Arch of Constantine from the south with the Colosseum in the background. The Arch was built to honor Constantine I's victory in the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. It was built mostly from re-used parts from earlier buildings, called spolia.
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Italy - Rome 1929
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: 701
uclamss_1411_0701
ark:/21198/zz002b6pf9
Language: English
Subject: Environment
Triumphal arches (memorial arches)
International
Columns (architectural elements)
Monuments
Spolia
Arch of Constantine (Rome, Italy)
Landmarks
Source: Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

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