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English: The Arch of Hadrian in Jerash, Jordan is an 11-metre high triple-arched gateway erected to honor the visit of Roman Emperor Hadrian to the city (then called Gerasa) in the winter of 129–130.[1] The Arch originally stood to almost 22 m and probably had wooden doors.[1] The arch features some unconventional, possibly Nabataean, architectural features, such as acanthus bases.[2] The columns are decorated with capitals at the bottom rather than the top. The monument served both as a commemorative arch and as an approach to Gerasa. The Arch's relative remoteness from the city walls points to a plan for southward expansion of Gerasa during its heyday.[1] The expansion, however, has not been implemented.
In 2005, the arch was under restoration. Other arches, named in Hadrian's honor, have been built in other places as well. العربية: قوس هارديان أو بوابة هادريان أو قوس النصر هو قوس نصر يعد من أشهر معالم مدينة جرش الأردنية. يقع في الجهة الجنوبية من المدينة، وهو بوابة ذات ثلاثة أقواس ارتفاعها الحالي 11 مترًا، أقيمت احتفاء بزيارة الإمبراطور الروماني هادريان للمدينة في شتاء سنة 129 ـ 130 م.
هذا القوس هو واحد من عدة أقواس نصر بُنيت على شرف الإمبراطور هادريان، وقد كان ارتفاعه عند إنشائه حوالي 22 مترًا، ويرجح أنه كان ذا أبواب خشبية، وتظهر فيه عناصر معمارية غير تقليدية ـ نبطية على الأرجح ـ من بينها زينة قواعد أعمدته، التي جُعلت تيجانها في أسافلها لا في أعاليها كما هو المعتاد.
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