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An arch is designed to be walked through rather than looked at from the side — people pass under it and out the other side. That is what sets the scale of the whole design range: the clearance beneath the structure has to leave room for the traffic passing under it, so the smallest arches are sized around that, while the widest span an entire avenue. The location therefore comes before the motif: tell us the width of the route and the clearance you need beneath the structure, and we will handle the rest of the selection.

More about arches and tunnels

Clearance sets the scale

The height of an arch is not a question of visual impact but of clearance — the structure has to let people or vehicles pass beneath it. That is why this design range starts tall: the passage sets the minimum, not the pattern, and it shows in the dimensions — the shortest arches and tunnels are still taller than the smallest pieces in other design ranges. Width works the same way: an arch over the entrance to a small square can be no wider than a garden gate, while the widest structures are planned around the route they will span.

Tunnels are built from repeated sections

An arch is a single structure, while a tunnel is built from sections placed one behind another, so its dimensions describe one section rather than the full length of the walkway. The difference matters in practice: an arch marks a threshold — the entrance to a square or the start of a pedestrian street. A tunnel creates a stretch of walkway, so it needs a straight run of a known length.

One arch, many occasions

An arch design is not tied to December — the same outline returns in Christmas, Valentine’s and Easter versions. The ornamentation varies: stars, baubles, musical notes, building blocks, fairy-tale motifs. Some arches built around the shape of a bauble or a gift also appear in Baubles and gifts.

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