The Quadriga of Columbia, an allegorical representation of the United States, which crowns the arch, fell off her chariot!

This monumental gate, built between 1788 and 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans, is one of Berlin’s most recognizable landmarks. Modeled after the Propylaea in Athens—the gateway to the Acropolis—it ...

Modeled after the Propylaea in Athens—the gateway to the Acropolis—it features Doric columns and a sculptural quadriga (chariot). The White House in Washington, D.C. Caroline Purser - Getty Images ...

The arch dedicated to the Roman emperor Trajan at Benevento, Italy, which is well known for its abundant sculptural decoration. A bronze sculpture with the emperor driving a quadriga or four-horse ...

What were chariot races at the Circus Maximus like? Chariot races began when their sponsor dropped a white handkerchief. The chariots – pulled, most regularly, by two horses (biga) or four (quadriga) ...

When it was all said and done, Nero had "won" the quadriga race, the 10-horse chariot race, the chariot race for foals, the competition for heralds, for lyre-playing, for tragedy, and for one event ...

The Quadriga on Top of the Brandenburg Gate The Quadriga was placed on top of the Brandenburg Gate by Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1793. The sculpture, depicting a two-wheeled chariot pulled by four ...

The horse sculptures come from the island of Chios (the fifth largest of the Greek islands). Since four horses and a quadriga (a type of chariot that was also used in the Ancient Olympic Games) were ...

Aerial view of Carro de la Aurora fountain in Barcelona, Quadriga de l'Aurora on top of Font de la cascada, Ciutadella Park Fountain, Plaça de Sonia Rescalvo Zafra. Ciutadella Park. Barcelona, Spain.

The gate was built during Germany’s imperial era. At the time, the iconic Quadriga, a bronze sculpture of Victory riding in her chariot at the top of the gate, symbolized triumph. The Brandenburg Gate ...

Jupiter, accompanied by Victory, drives a four-horse chariot (quadriga) on this quadrigatus-didrachm struck circa 225 to 214 B.C., during the Second Punic War.