Arch of Augustus (Arco di Augusto)

Having crossed the bridge over the Buthier River, along the road that used to lead to the monumental Porta Praetoria, the main access road to the Roman city, the honorary arch dedicated to the emperor Augustus was erected. It used to be an eloquent sign of the presence and power of Rome, which had definitively defeated the Salassi during the year 25 B.C. and founded the new colony. The arch, which is characterised by its severe stateliness, typical of the architecture of the late Republican era, is a single round arch, measuring 8.29 metres in width, like the road that crosses it.