arches
The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 23 Nov 1998
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Matthew Freestone — 23 Nov 1998, 19:18

Mantis,

> I'm looking for a Latin inscription on a marble arch, probably either
> the Marble Arch or the Wellington Arch (commemerating Waterloo?),
> both on the borders of Hyde Park.

A quick check in the (usually excellent) London Encyclopedia and a
couple of other guide books reveals no mention of inscriptions on either
arch. There's a picture of Marble Arch in the encyclopedia, and no
inscription is visible on that either (but it's a small picture, only
shows one side etc) but it's hardly conclusive. Anyone have better guide
books, or live a bit nearer the centre?

You say probably - do you have other arches in mind too?

cheers,
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