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Original – The Arch of Hadrian in Jerash, Jordan, erected to honor the visit of Roman Emperor Hadrian to the city in the winter of 129–130. The city was known to Romans as Gerasa.
Edit by nagualdesign (talk)
Reason
I'm giving a try despite some scaffolding, which is rather compensated by huge resolution. This is also perhaps the finest Hadrian Arch out of three known, eclipsing even that in Italy.
Articles in which this image appears
Arch of Hadrian (Jerash)
FP category for this image
Places/Architecture
Creator
Askii
How's that? It's hard to tell from photos on the Internet which bits of the arch are plumb and which are not, so I rotated just a little to level the foundation. The verticals are more vertical and the steps are flat, but the top of the structure is slated (as I suspect is the real thing). Of course, the whole thing may have subsided, but I couldn't find any reference that says so. Also square cropped, as suggested. nagualdesign (talk) 03:26, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:43, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]