Triumphal Arch of Orange

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The Monumental Arch of Orange ( ) is a triumphal arch located in the town of Orange, southeast France. There is debate about when the arch was built, but current research that accepts the inscription as evidence favours a date during the reign of Augustus. It was built on the former via Agrippa to honor the veterans of the Gallic Wars and Legio II Augusta. It was later reconstructed by emperor Tiberius to celebrate the victories of Germanicus over the German tribes in Rhineland. The arch contains an inscription dedicated to emperor Tiberius in 27 AD. On the northern (outward-facing) facade, the architrave and cornice have been cut back and a bronze inscription inserted, now lost; attempts at reconstructing its text from the placement of cramp holes for the projecting tines of its letters have not been successful. The arch is decorated with various reliefs of military themes, including naval battles, spoils of war and Romans battling Germanics and Gauls. A Roman foot soldier carrying the shield of Legio II Augusta is seen on the north front battle relief.

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World Heritage Sites in France

Île-de-France		\|Île-de-France \|
Parisian basin		Amiens Cathedral * Belfries of Belgium and Franceup\|2 * Bourges Cathedral * Cathedral of Chartres * Cathedral of Notre-Dame, former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims * Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay * Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1 * Le Havre * Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnesup\|1 * Mont Saint-Michel and its Bayup\|1 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup\|1 * Vézelay Church and Hill
Nord-Pas-de-Calais		Belfries of Belgium and Franceup\|2 * Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1
East		Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1 * Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans * Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, Nancy * Strasbourg - Grande Île
West		Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe * Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1 * Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnesup\|1 * Mont Saint-Michel and its Bayup\|1 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup\|1
South West		Bordeaux * Canal du Midiup\|1 * Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1 * Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup\|3 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup\|1 * Saint-Émilion
Centre East		Lyon * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup\|1
Mediterranean		Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments * Canal du Midiup\|1 * Carcassonne * Fortifications of Vaubanup\|1 * Gulf of Porto (Calanches de Piana * Gulf of Girolata * Scandola Reserve) * Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, Avignon * Pont du Gard * Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and Triumphal Arch of Orange * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup\|1
Overseas departments and territories		Lagoons of New Caledonia