Barrel vault

Coliseum in Rome by an Unknown artist, Pantheon, Rome by unknown artist also and the Basilica of Maxentius Constantine by an unknown artist as well. This architectural works led to the creation of some new architectural works and ideas such as: arch, Vault Concrete dome and Basilica plan just to mention few. Am aqueduct is an ancient invention of the Greeks that was used to transport water to the people in the cities. Aqueducts are built with set or archs, semi-circle frameworks with…

largest examples. The first room, uses a barrel vault system as its roof structure is supported by circular columns. It only contains a semicircular basin, and its…

80 ce in the city of Rome itself. The Colosseum is a massive arena in the shape of an oval. This an amazing design that allowed for around 50,000 people to come and watch entertainment. The Romans invented concrete and used it to create vaults. Concrete and vaults are two of the biggest contributions the Romans made to architecture. The Romans were known to love their sports. They loved to watch battles and fights to the death. A similar comparison to todays world would be football. We love to…

Binghamton’s Carnegie Library nestles snugly in the shadows of city hall and the Security Mutual building on Exchange Street. Although no longer in use, the ‘old library’ (as the residents refer to it) stands as a reminder of Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy, as well as the city’s former glory. The building’s architecture is entirely Classical, utilising Greek and Roman traditions to create an inviting exterior for the city’s library. The library’s Grecian influence is obvious at first glance, as…

Photos/Illustrations. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 11 Oct. 2015. Barrel vaults and cross vaults: Barrel vaults were made out of these materials stone, brick, plaster, or wood. A barrel vault is used over passages and over spaces. It consists of a half circle located between two walls. Barrel vaults and cross vaults are significant in Rome because, they’re one of the important and successful component in Roman…

rule of the Etruscan king. Rome gained to the writing skills brought up by the Etruscan. Also, adding to this, Rome adapted to building Greek style temples through the Etruscans reign. Roman architecture had comprised dome, arches, barrel, vaults, and cross vaults. In Rome’s existence, some of the greatest architecture were built such as the Pont du Gard Aqueducts, Pantheon, Imperial Cult and to name another the Basilica. Therefore, Rome was a rich city full of great industrial buildings…

Roman art and architecture resembled Greek art slightly because many of the roman artists were usually from Greece. Starting off by the sculpture “Head of the Patrician” dated 50 BCE this sculpture is a three-dimensional carved figure from the shoulders and up. This piece was carved showing verism (extreme realism) it was carved to show all the wrinkles and scars on the old man’s face which signified he had been in a battle which was a respectable honor. Another sculpture the Romans have created…

the Romans had to invent different types of vaulting to create hallways. Barrel vaults were created to make corridors, and groin vaults were created to allow for intersection. Barrel vaulting was originally round, like a Roman arch, but continuous. Groin vaulting is an adaptation to barrel vaulting, is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. The word “groin” refers to the point at which the to vaults meet and create a crease. Vaulting was also much more effective in…

church has a quincunx design which is also known as the cross-in-square or crossed-dome design. A quincuncial plan consists of nine bays where the central bay and the four bays at the corners are covered with domes or groin vaults, while the other four are covered with barrel vaults. In the early 11th century, the second church…

the vault, which were bound to convey Roman designing into an advancement specifically far from that of antiquated Greece, who favored "post-and-lintel" building techniques to curves and arches. Accordingly was established the framework of the art in which the Italic people groups were to outperform the Hellenes: auxiliary building. The vaulting methods utilized by the Romans were the straightforward geometric structures: the half circle barrel vault, the groin vault, and the segmental vault.…