Ancient Rome is celebrated for its numerous advancements in architecture‚ government‚ and in the field of engineering. A major advancement made within Roman architecture was the Roman aqueducts. Ancient Roman aqueducts stretched over miles of terrain due in part to the utilization of the arched design. Along with these arched designs the use of an inverted siphon allowed for water to climb uphill. The inverted siphon used the pressure of the water and the gaining momentum due to gravity to climb
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Romulus and Remus Romulus is given the credit for founding Ancient Rome – so legend has it. Children in Roman schools were taught the story and it became almost set in stone. What is legend of Romulus and Remus? Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. They were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the River Tiber. The basket ran aground and the twins were discovered by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the babies for a short time before they were found
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Luis Barragan states‚ “Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well-being.” This statement is more vividly conveyed through a cross-cultural analysis of two of the most well-known architectural structures of their era‚ Old Saint Peter’s Basilica‚ located in Rome‚ Italy‚ ca. 319‚ and Hagia Sophia‚ located in Constantinople‚ Turkey (Istanbul)‚ 532-537. The architectural style of Old St. Peter’s and Hagia
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Heritage Murat Çetin King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals‚ Saudi Arabia The Role of Architecture on the Tourism Industry: Chapter 11 ABSTRACT This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture‚ its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production (architecture) and cultural consumption (tourism). The chapter argues that power of tourism industry has reached
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Starchitect of Post-Modern Architecture Architecture was the first style to push beyond modernist values and shift to post-modern values. Modern architecture followed a uniform style that appears in the de Stijl movement; which preferred order‚ horizontal/vertical lines‚ simplicity‚ sameness‚ universal form‚ and purism; meanwhile‚ the Bauhaus movement used industrial materials and simple geometric forms. The international style or what can be termed as present-day architecture followed the modernist
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There were many new ideas and techniques used in the Romanesque style of architecture. The great advancement that the Romanesque period had on architecture was the development of stone vaulted buildings. Stone vaulting was needed to replace the wooden vaulting previously used‚ which were highly flammable. The most frequently used vault was the barrel vault‚ which are a series of round arches that are placed one after the other. Barrel vaults were also used to form what is known as a groin vault
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Andrew Blue Mrs. Harris 18 March 2005 World History 1 History of the Ancient Olympic Games The Ancient Greek Olympics were not only sporting events‚ it was a celebration to honor the great and powerful Zeus. The Ancient Olympics were held every four years at the famous Olympia‚ a district of Elis‚ here all free Greek men were allowed to compete. The first record of the Olympic Games was held in 776 B.C. The main sports were the Pentathlon‚ the Equestrian Events‚ Pankration‚ and Boxing. The
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Nailah Newsome Sanjog Rupakheti Global History 1 23 November 2013 Africa and the Slave Trade PSA African slavery was an ancient practice that can be traced back to long before European interference. However‚ when the Portuguese began to realize all of the goods that Africa had to offer‚ they immersed themselves in the African slave trade‚ thus completely changing it. Much can be learned from about the slave trade through primary sources from the people involved. However‚ it is important to consider
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These days‚ different ways are being taken to protect cultural identity. Obviously‚ not only is much contribution made to maintain old houses but also rules of laws associated with cultural protection are changed for the better. Some people even say that new buildings are right to be set up in the conventionalway. I seem to be one of opponents who believe that the action can be unsuitable in our world. One of the main reasons is that most of traditional buildings‚ in my nation‚ that offer provide
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS - SDA Question /choices Reference 1. State machine diagram is a behavior diagram which shows. a. state of a part of designed system b. behavior of a part of designed system c. state of the machine d. how the machine works Lecture 1‚ Slide 43 2. Activity diagram is UML behavior diagram which shows flow of control or object flow with emphasis on which one of the following? a. states and conditions of the flow b. Activity flow c. sequence and conditions of
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