2. Ancient Roman architecture adopted many different aspects
of Ancient Greek architecture creating a new architectural
style. The Romans were indebted to their Etruscan neighbors
and forefathers who supplied them with a wealth of
knowledge essential for future architectural solutions.
The Romans were also known to employ Greek craftsmen
and engineers to construct Roman buildings. Roman
architecture flourished throughout the Empire during
the Pax Romana.
3. The Roman use of the arch and their improvements in the use of
concrete and bricks facilitated the building of the many
aqueducts throughout the empire. The same concepts produced
numerous bridges, some of which are still in daily use. The
Romans first adopted the arch from the Etruscans, and
implemented it in their own building. An arch transmits load
evenly and is still commonly used in architecture today.
4. Dome of the Pantheon,
inner view
The Aqueduct of
Segovia, Spain
5. Puente Romano , Merida
in Spain
Vaison-Ia-Romaine,
Provence in France
6. The Ancient Romans were responsible for significant
developments in housing and public hygiene, for example their
public and private baths and latrines, under-floor heating in the
form of the hypocaust, mica glazing and piped hot and cold water.
8. All Roman cities had at least one Thermae, a popular facility
for public bathing, exercising and socializing. Exercise might
include wrestling and weight-lifting, as well as swimming.
Romans did not wash with soap and water as we do now.
9. Roman architecture was often at its most beautiful and impressive
when adapted to the needs of Roman religion. The Pantheon in
Rome has survived structurally intact, it has been continuously
used for worship since it was built over 2000 years ago.
10. Many lighthouses were built
around the Mediterranean and
the coasts of the empire,
including the Tower of
Hercules at A Coruña in
northern Spain. The light would
have been provided by a fire at
the top of the structure.
11. Tile covered concrete quickly supplanted marble as the
primary building material and more daring buildings
soon followed with great pillars supporting broad arches
and domes rather than dense lines of columns suspending
flat architraves.
Roman architects perfected Roman concrete and used it
in buildings where it could stand on its own and support a
great deal of weight.
14. Dome of St. Peter's
Basilica in Romecrowned by a cupola.
A dome is an element
of architecture that resembles the
hollow upper half of a sphere.
Dome structures made of various
materials have a long
architectural lineage extending
into prehistory.
15. National Capitol Columns at the United
States National Arboretum in Washington,
D.C.
Column in architecture and
structural engineering is a
structural element that
transmits, through
compression, the weight of
the structure above to other
structural elements below.
16. Marble is a non-
foliated metamorphic
rock composed of
recrystallized
carbonate minerals,
most
commonly calcite or
dolomite.
17. Roman influences may be
found around us today,
in banks, government
buildings, even small houses,
perhaps in the form of a porch
with Doric columns and a
pediment or a mosaic shower
floor copied from an original
in Pompeii or Herculaneum.
mosaic
18. The mighty pillars, domes
and arches of Rome echo in
the New World too, where
in Washington DC not only
do we see the Capitol
Building, the White
House and the Lincoln
Memorial.United States Capitol
19. Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is an American
national monument built to honor the
16th President of the United
States,Abraham Lincoln.
White House
The White House is the official
residence and principal workplace of
the President of the United States.
20. I like about the housing because it is very
interesting and the vaults and arches, together
with a sound knowledge of building materials,
enabled them to achieve unprecedented successes
in the construction of imposing structures for
public use.
