How Did Roman Architecture Impact The World

When you talk about Ancient Rome, most people think about unstoppable military force, and famous emperors like Julius Caesar, but it was much more than that. Rome was a breeding ground for many ideas and creations that would effect the world for hundreds of years, and even to this day. We stand in awe wondering at how they could've accomplished buildings like the Colosseum, and the Pantheon. These buildings had similar features that were new at the time, but would continued to be used through present day. Thats why Rome's biggest impact on the world was their structural and functional architecture because of their innovation of concrete, use of arches, and creation of domes.
Throughout Rome's time as king of the Mediterranean, it was the center for trade, and was considered "the place to be" in that time period. With all those people and ideas drifting around Rome eventually created the worlds first true concrete. The use of a simple limestone mortar had been around for a while but not a true form of concrete. To make the concrete, they mixed the mortar, and added volcanic ash to it. Adding the volcanic ash helped make it much stronger, allowing
Their solution was arches. Rome did not invent the arch. Greece had been the primary developer of the arch, but Rome had changed and reformed it to work better. Rome made the arch a lot stronger by adding the new and brilliant ingredient concrete. With the new and improved arch the Romans were able to create much bigger buildings, and more importantly build aqueducts that brought a fresh supply of water to the cities. Hundreds of years later the same idea of an arch to support weight and span across long distances is still being used today. Some specific examples of arches used in America is the interior of Union Station in Washington DC, and the interior of a public library in New