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{{Short description|17th-century monumental arch in Padua, Veneto, Italy}}
[[File:(Padova) - Arco Valaresso.jpg|thumb|Arco Vallaresso]]
The '''Triumphal Arch of Vallaresso''', or locally referred to as the '''Arco Vallaresso''' is a 17th-century monumental arch in the town center of [[Padua]], region of Veneto, Italy. In 1632, the arch, designed by [[Giambattista della Scala]], was meant to honor Alvise Vallaresso, Venetian captain of the town, for his diligence in attempting to stem the [[Bubonic plague]] in Padua.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kNo4xXg-BKcC Guida per la città di Padova all'amico delle belle arti] by Giovanni Antonio Moschini page 170-171.</ref>
The arch is a marble facade with an open portal facing the Piazza of the [[Padua Cathedral]], to the left of the church when exiting. It is adjacent to the former [[Monte di Pieta, Padua|Monte de Pieta]] building. The counter facade is a plain wall with the central opening. The decorative facade is in a sober classical style: four doric columns on plinths. Each couple frame an empty sculpture niche. The columns has a slender [[architrave]], but support an elegant [[frieze]] with shields separated by [[triglyphs]]. The attic has a central inscription describing the reasons for erecting the arch, flanked by two coat of arms.
Historians recall that Vallaresso did not flinch at imposing measures to stop the spread of the disease, such as quarantine of the sick, burials outside of the wall, and utilizing the local [[lazzaretto]] to isolate some of the ill. While the mortality was high, the 1631 plague season in Padua was over in a few months.<ref>[http://www.padovaoggi.it/blog/vivipadova/monumenti-padova-arco-vallaresso-storia.html Padova Oggi], article dated 12 January 2016.</ref>
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