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Victory Arch

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1919, 1962. West Ave. at 25th St.

Modeled after the Arch of Titus in Rome and constructed near the site of the embarkation of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, the original arch was temporary and was reconstructed in 1962.

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Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Victory Arch", [Newport News, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-HR50.1.

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