MarkWaidson
Arco Dei Gavi
Ploughing through the archives again, a shot from a couple of years ago whilst on holiday in Verona, just really liked the colours in this one. Hopefully next weekends flickr trip to London will top up the hard drive with some new material, until then it looks like more from the archives.
When visiting Verona one of the must photograph locations is Castelvecchio, however, the Arco Dei Gavi seems to be less photographed, not sure why.
For anyone that is interested, here is a bit of its history
Historical Notes. Around mid 1st century A.D., The Arch was built to honour several members of the Gens Gavia, an illustrious family that may have been of Veronese origin. The site was chosen with care, on a road of great transit, the Postumia, at the margins of the plateau where the city could develop: the precise point where it rose is marked by a grey marble rectangle that is visible from the roadway. During medieval times the arch became a city gate and included the scala walls and Clock Tower of Castelvecchio. The entire base of the arch is under the level of the roadway, except for a corner that is visible from the castle moat. The Arch was one of the roman monuments of Verona that was most widely studied and admired during the renaissance. In 1805, the French Military Engineers decreed its demolition, to improve the transitability of the course of military mule trains. The Arch stones lay for decades piled first in Citadella Square and later under the Arena arches. Finally the Arch was rebuilt, with its authentic pieces, in 1932, alongside Castel vecchio and facing the Adige, not far from its original location.
Arco Dei Gavi
Ploughing through the archives again, a shot from a couple of years ago whilst on holiday in Verona, just really liked the colours in this one. Hopefully next weekends flickr trip to London will top up the hard drive with some new material, until then it looks like more from the archives.
When visiting Verona one of the must photograph locations is Castelvecchio, however, the Arco Dei Gavi seems to be less photographed, not sure why.
For anyone that is interested, here is a bit of its history
Historical Notes. Around mid 1st century A.D., The Arch was built to honour several members of the Gens Gavia, an illustrious family that may have been of Veronese origin. The site was chosen with care, on a road of great transit, the Postumia, at the margins of the plateau where the city could develop: the precise point where it rose is marked by a grey marble rectangle that is visible from the roadway. During medieval times the arch became a city gate and included the scala walls and Clock Tower of Castelvecchio. The entire base of the arch is under the level of the roadway, except for a corner that is visible from the castle moat. The Arch was one of the roman monuments of Verona that was most widely studied and admired during the renaissance. In 1805, the French Military Engineers decreed its demolition, to improve the transitability of the course of military mule trains. The Arch stones lay for decades piled first in Citadella Square and later under the Arena arches. Finally the Arch was rebuilt, with its authentic pieces, in 1932, alongside Castel vecchio and facing the Adige, not far from its original location.