GAVI ARCH

This four-sided arch was built in the first part of the 1st century AD in honour of the Gavi family, important members of Veronese Roman society. It originally spanned Via Postumia, in what is now Corso Castelvecchio, on the site of the Clock Tower.

Demolished during French rule (1805), it was rebuilt alongside Castelvecchio in 1932. This monument, entirely in local white limestone, bears two inscriptions with the name of its builder, architect Lucio Vitruvio Cerdone, a rare occurrence in the ancient world.

The niches on the sides of the arch originally contained statues of Gavi family members.