Córdoba arch, Eclectic arch in Córdoba, Argentina

The Córdoba arch is an eclectic triumphal-arch monument at the southeastern entrance to the city, on Avenida Amadeo Sabattini. Two light-grey stone towers, each 6 metres in diameter and 18.6 metres tall, are joined by a wide semicircular arch carrying the inscription "CORDOBA". Each tower has four interior floors, narrow arched openings, projecting cornices and a small cupola topped by a thin pole.

Donato Latella Frías sketched the idea in 1930 while imprisoned after the coup, drawing Córdoba's city shield twice and joining the two with an arch. As mayor he commissioned architect Fernando Cabanillas, and construction began on 25 June 1942 at the entrance on National Route 9. It was inaugurated on 6 July 1943, the anniversary of the city's founding.

The arch reproduces the two tower keeps of Córdoba city's coat of arms, drawn twice by Donato Latella Frías and joined by a bridge. Its image appeared on the tokens used to pay the city's public transport, and it is named in Rodrigo Bueno's song "Soy cordobés".

The arch stands at the southeastern entrance to the city, on Avenida Amadeo Sabattini, the continuation of National Route 9, so it is seen by road traffic arriving from that direction. It is a roadside monument with an open passage beneath the arch; there is no interior to visit.

The arch appears on one face of the tokens (cospeles) once used to pay the city's public transport fares. Architect Guillermo Irós cited its expressive force and social meaning for Cordobans, and the singer Rodrigo Bueno mentions it in his song "Soy cordobés".