Etruscan Arch

[1] The arch consists of an attractive facade with a single archway and two trapezoidal towers.

Two rows of voussoirs form the shape of the arch and are held in place by a keystone at the top.

[1] Above the arch (in two concentric rows) there is an ornate Doric-inspired frieze of metopes with round shields and triglyphs in six vertical bands.

[1] On the internal face it is possible to read the inscription Augusta Perusia, which was the name of the city after the reconstruction of 40 BC; on the external face the inscription Colonia Vibia is inscribed, testimony to the ius coloniae received from Emperor Trebonianus Gallus (251–253).

In front of the arch is Palazzo Gallenga Stuart, the seat of the University for Foreigners Perugia.