Roman Architecture

Pont du Gard, Nimes, France, 1st century B.C.

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pont_du_Gard.html





Colosseum, Rome, Italy, 72-80 A.D.

http://dambata.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/colosseum-from-the-top1.jpg
http://www.the-colosseum.net

Pantheon, Oculus, Rome, Italy, 118-128 A.D.

http://ww.greatbuildings.com/buildings/pantheon.html


aqueducts were the stand out accomplishment of the romans, still deemed today as one of the greatest technological advancements of the ancient ages. by using gravity to push the water along vast spanning underground channels and large stone structures aqueducts were succesfully able to supply whole cities with water. The Colosseum is one of todays biggest tourist attractions. it displays all 3 types of greek columns, it has doric on the bottom ionic in the middle and Corinthian on the top. unlike greek buildings the colosseum was a circular shape and had large archways all over. it was used to house gladiator tournaments for entertainment. The Pantheon shows another great roman accomplishment; The Dome. The dome spans a massive 43.2m with a 8.7m oculus, it was the biggest dome until the Florence cathedral by Brunelleschi. at the entrance the the pantheon there is also large Corinthian columns.

I think the romans had a great deal of technological advances and are more famous for them then stylistic features. i feel as though if romans didnt use curves or domes there wouldnt be a great deal of difference from the greek movement.