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 VaultsRoman Baths at Cluny in Paris c. 200 AD

Where have you seen barrel vaults in modern architecture?

Domes

Pantheon, Rome Neoclassical Architecture – legacy of ancient Rome

Roman Victory Arches

• What other architectural feature do you see?

Arch of Constantine, Rome

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

“All Roads Lead to Rome”

What were these stone pillars found along Roman roads?

• Who built the roads?

• Construction methods

Roman bas-relief

Daedalus and Icarus, antique bas-relief; in the Villa Albani, Rome

• Use of bas-relief

• Mosaics

• Frescoes