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Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture. D. Tsoulos/Class 608/May 21, 2014. Arches. The Romans used arches to support the things they built. They built victory arches, buildings and aqueducts. Aqueducts. Aqueducts- a way to carry water. There wasn’t enough water in the city of Rome.

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Roman Architecture

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  1. RomanArchitecture D. Tsoulos/Class 608/May 21, 2014

  2. Arches • The Romans used arches to support the things they built. • They built victory arches, buildings and aqueducts.

  3. Aqueducts

  4. Aqueducts- a way to carry water • There wasn’t enough water in the city of Rome. • The Romans brought water in from the surrounding countryside. • The water was brought in by tubes called aqueducts.

  5. How did the aqueduct work? • The water flowed in a tube on the top of the aqueduct called a water channel. • The arches supported the water channel.

  6. What did the water channel look like? • The water flowed through a rectangular channel. • The channel was lined with concrete. • The Romans invented concrete.

  7. Where else did the Romans use arches? Arches of Triumph Buildings Roofs

  8. Arches of Triumph-to celebrate military success

  9. The Coliseum-a place for sports

  10. The Coliseum- a blend of Greek and Roman architecture • The arches are supported by central columns. • The columns on the first floor are Doric. • The columns on the second floor are Ionic. • The columns on the third floor are Corinthian.

  11. The Pantheon-a temple to all the gods

  12. How does an arch work?Keystones • The keystone is the red stone at the top of the arch. • The keystone is what the weight rests on.

  13. How does an arch work?Voussoirs • The semi-circular stones on either side of the keystone are the voussoirs. • The voussoirs bring the weight to the columns that go to the ground.

  14. Modern arches Office in Tyson’s Corner Dominion Towers US Capital Hotel Roanoke

  15. Bibliography Andrus, K., & University of Colorado. (2000, January). Roman Art and Architecture (chap.). Retrieved November 9, 2006, from Harpy: http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/roman.html D'jordjevic, G. (2005). Ancient Roman Architecture. Retrieved , 2005, from geocities: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/5220/ancient/roman.html Flood, L., Pope, C., Jahnige, J., & Thompson, R. (2004). Roman Forum (chap.). Retrieved October 20, 2005, from Vroma: http://www.vroma.org/~forum/forum.html Mathews, K., & Artifice, Inc. (2005). Great Buildings. In Great Buildings (chap.). Retrieved October 15, 2005, from Great Buildings: http://www.GreatBuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html Neelin, D. (2005). Timeline: Ancient Rome (chap.). Retrieved October 10, 2005, from Exovedate: http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html

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