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Please pick up a popsicle stick and take out your notebook and blue organizers.
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The US Capitol Building
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Jefferson Memorial
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Model of Rome
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Temple of “Fortuna Virilis”
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Sanctuary of Fortuna Palestrina
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Model of Roman Forum
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Model of Trajan’s Forum Forum
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Triumphal Arch of Titus
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Arch of Constantine
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Barrel or “Tunnel” Vault K Windows can be placed at any point. K These vaults require buttressing to counter-act the downward thrust of weight.
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Groin Vault K Also called a cross vault. K Needs less buttressing.
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Multi Groin Vaults K A series of groin vaults can have open lateral arches that form Clerestories. K Windows that allow light into the interior of churches. K These concrete windows are fireproof [an important consideration since many early churches burned!]
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Early Roman Amphitheater § Seats about 20,000
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Roman Theater
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Theater of Marcellus
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Roman Coliseum
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Interior of the Coliseum § Arena is Latin for the sand, coating the floor that soaks up the blood of the combatants.
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Circus Maximus 300,000 seat capacity! 300,000 seat capacity!
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Roman Bath in England
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CharacteristicsCharacteristics 4.DOME: K Basilicas - Large and relatively open space. - examples: ► Pantheon ► early Christian churches
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Cylindrical Dome K With the dome, the Romans could surpass earlier cultures by their ability to span space. K Light enters through the oculus on top.
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The Pantheon Plans
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The Pantheon
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Pantheon’s Dome
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The Pantheon Interior
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Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (18c) Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (18c)
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Innovative Engineering Techniques 1. Roads Aqueducts 2. Arch Bridge
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Via Appia All roads lead to Rome! All roads lead to Rome!
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Roman Aqueduct
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Aqueduct in Segovia
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Roman Arch Bridge in Spain
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Lincoln Memorial
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Statue of Justice US Supreme Court Building
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Federal Court Building in NYC
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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