Where is the oldest arch in the world?

The masonry arch first appeared between the fifth and the fourth centuries B.C. in Greece, Etruria and Rome. Sometime in this period, the Etruscans most likely introduced the Romans to the arch. The Etruscan Gate at Volterra from the fourth century B.C. is considered the first example of a true arch.



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The beautiful Arco di Augusto stands at the south eastern end of Via Corso di Augusto (a busy shopping street). This is the oldest surviving Roman arch in the world. It was erected in 27 BC to honour Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus at the intersection of two main roads of the Roman Empire – Via Flaminia and Via Emilia.

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Arches in Arches National Park, US And finally, we come to perhaps the most famous arches in the world – the red rock arches of the Arches National Park in eastern Utah. Here, you'll find over 2,000 sandstone arches, the most well-known of which is Delicate Arch (the 2002 Winter Olympic torch passed through this one!).

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The Arch of Augustus is a gate in the former city wall of Rimini, Italy, in the form of a Roman honorary or triumphal arch. The arch was dedicated to the Emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC and is claimed to be the oldest large Roman arch still surviving.

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Located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, Delicate Arch is one of the most photographed natural arches in the world. Despite not being an especially large arch, the backdrop around Delicate Arch is what makes it so special.

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