Bar Centrale

The creation of the Triumphpforte is a bit unusual. Unlike other royal monuments, the Triumphpforte was not built from scratch; many believe that the Triumphpforte was not built from scratch because of bad planning and time management issues. Since the original Triumphpforte already followed Roman architecture fundamentals, centuries earlier the monument had been surrounded by defense ramparts, Empress Maria Theresa personalized and embellished the monument. The Empress was quick to incorporate marble reliefs and sculptures to create a sophisticated Rokoko monument. The name, Triumphpforte, was officially given when the project was completed.