Arc de Carpentras
The Arch of Carpentras is a Roman triumphal arch in Carpentras , a town in the Vaucluse department in the French region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , which was built in the 1st century. The Arc de Carpentras is at the rear of the Palace of Justice in a corner of the former St-Siffrein Cathedral . It has been protected as an architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1840 .
description
The Arc de Carpentras is the only remaining building of the Roman Carpentoracte . In the Middle Ages , the arch of honor was incorporated into the Romanesque cathedral as a vestibule. In the 19th century he was released again.
The narrow sides of the single-arched gate show reliefs with pairs of prisoners who are tied to a post with chains. On the west side, the figure on the left is wearing a knee-length robe with a wrap and the head is covered by a hood . Next to him the figure is wrapped in fur, possibly a Teuton is depicted. On the eastern side, a figure is again shown in a knee-length robe and a wrap, the other person is dressed in a tunic .
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Dauphiné and Haute-Provence. Discovery trips between the Rhône and the Alps, from Lyon to the Verdon Gorge . DuMont, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-7701-2408-1 , p. 105 .
Web links
- Arc de Carpentras: Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
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Arc de Carpentras |
Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs |
Dominican monastery ( objects ) |
Hôtel-Dieu ( objects ) |
Jesuit College | Palace of Justice ( objects ) |
Notre-Dame-de-Santé chapel * ( objects ) |
Musée Sobirats * ( objects ) |
Notre-Dame-de-l'Observance * ( Objects ) | Martinet Castle ( Objects ) |
St-Siffrein ( objects ) |
Synagogue ( objects )
* no monument historique
Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′ 15 ″ N , 5 ° 2 ′ 50 ″ E