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Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture. The Roman Arch Keystone Cement. Roman Aqueducts. Levels of Arcades Channeling fresh water through lead trough Using Gravity. Segovia, Spain. Barbarian invaders destroyed many of the Roman aqueducts. Why?. Barrel Vaults. Roman Baths at Cluny in Paris c. 200 AD.

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Roman Architecture

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  1. Roman Architecture • The Roman Arch • Keystone • Cement

  2. Roman Aqueducts • Levels of Arcades • Channeling fresh water through lead trough • Using Gravity

  3. Segovia, Spain Barbarian invaders destroyed many of the Roman aqueducts. Why?

  4. Barrel Vaults Roman Baths at Cluny in Paris c. 200 AD Where have you seen barrel vaults in modern architecture?

  5. Domes Pantheon, Rome Neoclassical Architecture – legacy of ancient Rome

  6. Roman Victory Arches • What other architectural feature do you see? Arch of Constantine, Rome Arc de Triomphe, Paris

  7. “All Roads Lead to Rome” What were these stone pillars found along Roman roads? • Who built the roads? • Construction methods

  8. Roman bas-relief Daedalus and Icarus, antique bas-relief; in the Villa Albani, Rome • Use of bas-relief

  9. Mosaics • Frescoes

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