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The Pantheon: The Structural Structure Of Rome
15 July 2013 STRUCTURES OF THE ROMAN WORLD 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 8-9 10-12 13 14-15 16 17 18 19-20 21-22 23-25 26 27 28 29-31 32 31-32 33-34 35 36 Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Rome, c. 100 BC Maison Carrée, Nîmes, early 1st century AD Temple of Hercules, Rome, before 100 BC Temple of Vesta, Tivoli, 1st c. BC

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Roman structural systems form Trachtenburg & Hyam, Architecture: From Prehistory to Post-Modern The Pantheon, Rome, 120-124 AD The Pantheon, Rome, model of cork made by Antonio Chichi, 1782 The Pantheon, Rome, 120-124 AD, interior Basilica of Ulpia, Rome, 98-117 AD, reconstruction drawing Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, Rome, c.307-312 Pons Milvius, Rome, 109 BC Pons Cestius, Rome, 46 BC, restored 370 AD Aqueduct, Segovia, Spain,

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