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Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture. Overview. Beginnings based on Greek design Developed their own style through the use of arches, vaults, and domes The development of concrete made these advances possible. Arches. The Colosseum. Colosseum Interior. Aqueduct Segovia, Spain. Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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Roman Architecture

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  1. Roman Architecture

  2. Overview • Beginnings based on Greek design • Developed their own style through the use of arches, vaults, and domes • The development of concrete made these advances possible

  3. Arches

  4. The Colosseum

  5. Colosseum Interior

  6. AqueductSegovia, Spain

  7. Leaning Tower of Pisa

  8. Vaults

  9. Bath House

  10. St. Peter’s Basilica

  11. Roche Abbey

  12. St. Denis Abbey

  13. Peterborough Cathedral

  14. Domes

  15. The Pantheon

  16. St. Peter’s Basilica

  17. Bibliography • http://student.britannica.com/comptons/art/print?id=70882&articleTypeId=0 • http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/11/tiles-vaults.html • http://ocw.kfupm.edu.sa/user%5CARC11001%5CHTML%20Notes%5CM7_html_notes/Engineering%20achievement.htm • http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/ARTH/arth212/romanesque_arch.html

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