Roman Architecture
Overview Beginnings based on Greek design Developed their own style through the use of arches, vaults, and domes The development of concrete made these advances possible
Arches
The Colosseum
Colosseum Interior
Aqueduct Segovia, Spain
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Vaults
Bath House
St. Peter’s Basilica
Roche Abbey
St. Denis Abbey
Peterborough Cathedral
Domes
The Pantheon
St. Peter’s Basilica
Bibliography http://student.britannica.com/comptons/art/print?id=70882&articleTypeId=0 http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/11/tiles-vaults.html http://ocw.kfupm.edu.sa/user%5CARC11001%5CHTML%20Notes%5CM7_html_notes/Engineering%20achievement.htm http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/ARTH/arth212/romanesque_arch.html