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    Why Roman Concrete

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    addition to columns‚ Roman architecture would also use arches throughout the empire‚ serving multiple roles. Some arches would be utilitarian‚ carrying water in aqueducts‚ sometimes two or three tiers high across miles. One such example is the Pont du Gard near Nimes (c. 14

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    Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Fallan Bell HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Samson Tsahiridis August 20‚ 2012 Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Rome had many famous achievements. The two different ones that I found most interesting to me were the aqueducts and architecture. Till this day‚ it is still unknown when and where the first aqueduct was built. Roman Aqueducts Person in charge: The first person in charge of the Roman waterworks in 33 B.C was Marcus Agrippa. What they

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    Many changes came to life during the Roman Empire times. With those changes came new emperors with new policies‚ beliefs‚ and of course upgrades on architectural buildings. In my opinion‚ Emperors used the combination of architecture and art to mold the way they wanted their community to live under them. During the early Empire Pax Romana took place and what it did is it created peace among the Mediterranean world. When this peace was created it profited the Romans by creating roads‚ bridges‚ theaters

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    Ancient Rome is recognized as being the forefront of technological innovations and efficiency improvement. The Pont du Gard aqueduct is no less than an impressive engineering feat‚ stretching for miles to deliver water to town centers. Roman architectural features‚ such as arches and domes‚ still remain a prominent presence in modern architecture‚ proving just how timeless‚ and more importantly‚ functional these inventions are. However‚ one notable difference between the two societies is that unlike

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    learn and base new designs upon: the arch‚ the vault‚ and concrete.3 The main one of these for contemporary designers to look upon is the arch and concrete in which we can use their useful elements of strength to help buildings last longer. The Pont du Gard Aqueduct Bridge (seen in Appendix Picture 1) in France is a great element that was successfully created and‚ consists of three tiers of arches‚ with smaller arches on the top tier.4 The Roman Coliseum was made of concrete and consisted of arches

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    of bridge‚ built on arches. On top was a channel to carry water. The Romans used aqueducts to supply towns with water from springs‚ rivers or lakes. A lot of the aqueducts have disappeared over time or rotted away‚ but a few still exist like the Pont du Gard down in the south of France. This made them civilised because an aqueduct made it possible to build Roman bath complexes and other water consuming luxuries like fountains. Aqueducts became an expression of power and wealth of a city. In the mean

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    Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote

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    small stain glass art on top. It has one huge arch and three small ones as an entrance. Arches was first invented by the Mycenaean’s dated 1400 BCE. However‚ the Roman empire also used arches to their architectural structures such as the Coliseum‚ Pont-du Gard‚ and the Arch of Constantine. The Saint Philip Church has three small

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    distances with a minimum of support is called a. vaulting. b. tensile strength. c. tension. d. buttressing. e. compression. 8. Built almost 2000 years ago‚ the ________ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch. a. Pont du Gard at Nîmes b. Hagia Sophia c. Reims Cathedral d. Acropolis in Athens e. None of these answers is correct. 9. Built for the World’s Fair in 1889‚ the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction. a. Wainwright Building

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    Geography/ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ The cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the world’s modern day culture quite lavishly. The question that I was asked to answer is‚ how precisely the Ancient Greece and Rome had influences our au courant culture. I established that they did indeed‚ help form what is today’s Government‚ Architecture or Engineering‚ and Literature or Art among so many other different things. The Ancient Greek and Roman governments

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