🏛️ Smith Memorial Arch

United States · Americas · 39.98°N, 75.21°W

Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built from 1897 to 1912 on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to West Fairmount Park. The Memorial consists of two colossal columns supported by curving, neo-Baroque arches, and adorned with 13 individual portrait sculptures ; two eagles standing on globes; and architectural reliefs of eight allegorical figures.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.98°N, 75.21°W · view on map

Smith Memorial Arch is located in United States, in Americas.

More triumphal arches in United States

Camp Randall Memorial Arch · Dewey Arch · Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Arch · Memorial Arch (Huntington, West Virginia) · Memorial Arch of Tilton · Newport News Victory Arch · Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg · Roosevelt Arch · Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch · Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch.

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