Gavi Arch - a triumphal arch built in Verona in the second half of the 1st century by the architect Lucius Vitruvius Tserdona .  His name she received in honor of the genus Gavia - one of the most noble families of Verona in Roman times .  In the Middle Ages, the arch was used as a gate in the city wall, which was surrounded by a decision of Verona City Council, and in the 16th century for her to attach a variety of facilities - shops of artisans and shops .  Furthermore, in the Renaissance, many artists and architects took Gavi Arch for a classic style in the construction of churches, chapels and chapels of northern Italy .  Among the artists inspired by the arch - the great Andrea Palladio .  In 1805, when Italy was conquered by Napoleon, the arch was dismantled in order to improve access to the city French .  The stones of the destroyed monument was placed first in the Piazza Cittadella, and then moved to the amphitheater of Verona .  In 1814, for the construction of new roads have been dismantled and the lower part of the column arches, remaining in the same place, and its base .  Fortunately, in 1932, a historical monument restored surviving material and found near the site of its original location - near the Castle Castelvecchio . 

Gavi Arch consists of a single span, the facades are decorated with semi-columns, and the opening - a decorative frieze with floral ornament. The height of the arch - 12, 69 meters. Two main facade facing the street Via Posthuma. The pedestal is made of 4 blocks of local limestone, columns - 11 on the entablature and attic gone for 3 blocks. In the side niches once housed statues of Gavi family members. An interesting detail - the arch you can see the surviving fragment of the ancient Roman road pavement.