How Did Roman Architecture Come To Mind?

Many similar characteristics are used throughout the Classical and Early Empire when the construction of temples was being built. Though old techniques were used, the advancement of new methods were being introduced to build faster, stronger, and in different shapes and sizes. We will discuss the Parthenon and the Pantheon; though similar in name, they do have some differences that represent the Greek and Roman styles.

Roman architecture was responsible for developing many different building styles and techniques and the creation of various new ones. Ancient Rome expanded quickly from a small town (founded in 753bc) situated on the Tiber River, to an empire with one fifth of the world’s population under its control. This displayed the strength that they possessed, and the control of many different cultures led to the acquisition of a range of typologies. The result of the architectural influence of other nations (mainly the Greeks and the Etruscans) led to many great masterpieces of art and building design. The Romans took many pre-existing ideals and developed them into new technologies and ways of living; architecture is just one of these developments.

From the outside of the Pantheon the dome seems shallow and insignificant, said to be purposely done not to ruin the "suprise" of the interior (Gilbert 379). It is only when viewing the inside that one can truly appreciate the amazing architectural design and workmanship of this building. Another remarkable attribute of this temple to the gods is that it is still in use today with much of the original materials intact. The columns, the marble paneled walls, the floor, and the two enormous bronze doors are all originals, making the Pantheon the best preserved surviving Roman structure. The Panthenon can be viewed at the following site which shows many pictures of the interior and exterior of this truly remarkle building: http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/rome/Pantheon.html

Roman Architecture has always been embraced deeply due to the simplicity and the aesthetic sensation it communicates. However, the actual reason it is truly recognized, is by its very structured and functional design methodology. The idea of design methodology can be broken down into many aspects. These aspects include ideas such as, materials used (brick and concrete), design concepts, design techniques (arches, vaults, domes) and how each design satisfies its intended purpose and large exterior and interior spaces. There are many important Roman designs, but the two designs that demonstrate the Roman design methodology is the Pont du Gard in Nimes from 20-16 BCE and The Pantheon from 125 A.D.

Many centuries before the birth of Christ, the city of Rome grew, prospered, and developed into a thriving Republic. As in most cultures, Rome's buildings became more elaborate and impressive. They developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. The feats of Roman engineers were groundbreaking, and many structures built by this culture still stand today. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks, Rome made impressive architectural achievements, these were namely major attributes of buildings, colossal structures, and a legacy that would influence later buildings (Cornell and Matthews 11).

Many architectural and urban forms and elements that we witness today are largely influenced by how buildings were design and laid in Rome. Not only in terms of its external design that brought upon important messages but the design of interiors and the significance of spatial arrangement of spaces exist within them has created the sense of physical experience in the buildings as well. Rome’s urban development and the rise of architectural movement began during the time of Augustus

When the ruler of the Roman empire Trajan, died, the empire was in chaos, so Hadrian seized control of imperial Rome. Shortly afterward he left Rome and he began to design one of the most influential buildings that the Roman empire would ever build. The construction of the Pantheon set an example for all other temples and building on how to build such a large structure, with an immense amount of intricacies that make it so awesome. The Romans used these techniques in many other projects like the Hagia Sophia, and showed the use of many other elements that had been used since the Etruscans. This paper will evaluate how the Romans built, designed, and changed their style over the course of the pax Romana, and reveal how we use Roman techniques

‘The Colosseum’ is regarded as one of the best work of the Rome architecture and engineering. It is situated in the centre of the city of Rome in Italy and is also known by the name of ‘Flavian Amphitheatre’ (Origins of the Colosseum, 2015). ‘The Colosseum’ is considered as one of the largest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire and also in the world. The building of ‘The Colosseum’ is highly impressive and is an important landmark for signifying the past history of Roman culture. The amphitheatre

In this paper I will compare and contrast the Parthenon in Athens, Greece with the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. While The Pantheon was built later and takes much from the Greek style of architecture, it also brings its own contributions to architecture that remain with us in 2016. The Parthenon was built as a temple for the Greek Goddess Athena. It was constructed between 447-432 BC to be the focal point of the Acropolis building complex.

Romans contributions to our generation are still standing, literally, many of the sculptures, columns, and buildings are still standing. The amount of influence that the Roman Empire has in our culture is big. The Aqueducts, the Temples, The Coliseum, to mention a few, are pillars of architectural information for engineers and architects of all generations. The influence that they had with the sculptures that they build; sculptures like: The Ara Pacis, The Column of Trojas, The Statue of Marcus Aurelius, just to mention some, have also influence our architecture in the modern era, and still sanding, showing that the way of working architecture, is, was, and was a great influence past generations, it is an influence on ours, and it will be for

The Pantheon of Rome was covered with a veneer of white marble and bronze. It features a portico with eight Corinthian columns. A portico was a porch leading to the entrance. The Pantheon has a nineteen foot thick Rotunda. Rotunda

The expansion of the Roman Empire throughout the Mediterranean provided our civilization with amazing discoveries and contributions. The huge ambition of the Romans allowed leaders and its citizens to evolve and innovate. Among the cultures that influenced Romans the most is the Greek culture. As we have previously seen, the Greeks played an important role in the ancient civilizations contributions of democracy, philosophy and mathematics are some of the key elements that highlight their culture. However, the Romans gathered specific elements of all their conquests, among them art. An element of art important to discuss today is concrete and the public architecture.

As the saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” however long it took to build the capital, the days, months, years, centuries of work can be viewed as a long lasting landmark which paved the way for new and challenging architecture to come (How Roman architecture influenced modern architecture [sa]). According to Tony Rook (2013: [sp] ch.2) the typical Roman temple shows the Etruscan tradition combined with the Greek one. Although some of their premature concepts were acquired from the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, Roman architects transformed the body of architecture for all time to come, offering buildings and structures that has never been before, along the side of public buildings and infrastructure that could be used by

This essay will look into the structural design of domical architecture in the Imperial Roman Era. Investigating the materials, construction techniques and critically analyzing the way in which these entities come together to form a seamlessly self-supporting structure. The domes which will survey a breadth of this structural scale will be mainly focused on The Pantheon (AD117-138), and supplementary to my argument, Hadrian’s Villa (117A.D..) and Thermae Trajan (Baths of Trajan - 104 A.D.) each dome possessing a Roman formula for its construction, which will be discussed in this essay

Ancient Roman concrete is one of the greatest achievements to architecture since the creation and shaping of limestone by the Egyptians when building the great pyramids. Roman concrete structures today still stand after withstanding natures slow but powerful degrading capacity. If you visit the Roman Pantheon, you would see, after all this time, that the building still stands prominently and in near perfection to this day. Concrete was a major catalyst to the innovation of Roman architecture. This essay seeks to explore more of the effects of Roman concrete and how it influenced the majesty of Roman architecture.