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Wikipedia: The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental gateway resembling – in some respects - a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens, Greece, to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city that included the Temple of Olympian Zeus. It has been proposed that the arch was built to celebrate the adventus (arrival) of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and to honor him for his many benefactions to the city, on the occasion of the dedication of the nearby temple complex in 131 or 132 AD.
![[Details of the lower level.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_4_s.jpg "Details of the lower level.")
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![[The central projecting pediment of the upper level.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_3_s.jpg "The central projecting pediment of the upper level.")
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![[The SE inscription.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_5_s.jpg "The SE inscription.")
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![[The Arch of Hadrian and the Olympeion looking southeast on Lysicrates street.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_1_s.jpg "The Arch of Hadrian and the Olympeion looking southeast on Lysicrates street.")
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![[Hadrian's Arch in Athens, with the Acropolis seen in the background.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hadrian_27s_Arch_s.jpg "Hadrian's Arch in Athens, with the Acropolis seen in the background.")
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![[Restoration Drawing of the SE side of the Arch (Stuart and Revett).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_SR_1_s.jpg "Restoration Drawing of the SE side of the Arch (Stuart and Revett).")
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![[3/4 view of the upper level.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Arch_of_Hadrian_2_s.jpg "3/4 view of the upper level.")
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