Triumphal arch

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A triumphal arch is most commonly a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway commemorating a person or an event, or in the context of church architecture it is the arch marking the transition between the nave used by the worshippers, and the sacred space of the sanctuary or choir.

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