Domes

Anarchy, Rome fell under the 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…

“revival style” and characterized by heavy ornamentation, large features and “heavy masonry”. Roman arches and columns are often used in this style (Architectural Styles.org, n.d.) That style can be seen in the arches, domes, symmetry and lines. One of the most notable features is the huge dome, which I’ve noticed on multiple occasions when attending baptisms at the Cathedral. The exterior is made of St. Cloud granite, a stone from a particular geographical region in the state of Minnesota,…

ages is architecture. Domes and columns were major parts in Roman architecture. In the book, Great Empires of the Past, on page 95 it stated; “The romans used vaults and domes to create large indoor spaces in their public buildings. The greatest example is the Pantheon in Rome, built around 125 and still standing today”. This means that instead of putting the vaults and columns on the inside of the building; the Romans made more indoor space by putting the columns and domes on the outside of the…

molds he had carved. His very detailed and precise work portrays the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Isaac. (Bishop, 7th edition, 196) Afterwards, I went to see Brunelleschi’s Dome at the Florence Cathedral. The dome was massive in size and Brunelleschi was the only architect that could make the dome happen. The dome was the beginning of Brunelleschi’s career as an architect.…

world, including Rome. The Pantheon demonstrates this through its structure, history, and most importantly, function. The Pantheon is a prominent symbol of the Roman Empire in its advanced structural design shown through its incredible unsupported dome, rich elements of history such as being consecrated into a church to save the structure, and the Roman people’s manic devotion to religion. Located in Rome, Italy, the Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa and designed by Apollodorus of Damascus…

Popularity and Censorship: An analysis of Chai Jing’s Under the Dome and Nut Brother’s Project Dust Although the word smog (“雾霾”) first appeared in the newspaper Beijing Daily on May 4th, 2004, the smog problem did not raise public attention until 2012 when the government adopted the particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) index as one of the measurements for air quality (Xue 2016; “Baidu Index” 2017). Since then, many artists have created artworks in response to the air pollution. One of the most famous…

dedicate to the strength of their gods and show their power. Each used some similar elements such as the columns and the triangular pediment feature, but each had their own style. The Romans made good use of their superior concrete skills to create the dome and the Greeks used more columns and length to impress citizens. More of the Pantheon remains so that we can see how beautiful the interior was, but we can imagine how beautifully decorated the Parthenon was by viewing some of the surviving…

construction of the dome. The dome measures “112 feet in diameter and 365 feet tall. The lantern and cross alone weigh 700 tons, while the dome and its superstructure weigh 64,000 tons” (Sporre, pg. 88). Because of the tremendous weight of this dome, Christopher Wren had to find a way to construct it so that it wouldn’t fall in on itself. He came up with a way to defeat gravity by making the shell of the dome out of wood and covering it in lead. With the use of pendentives under the dome, one…

Several religious movements and social movements as well as the rise of Christianity in this era, had a major effect on the world including the areas of architecture and design. The occurrence of these movements had a big impact and influence on design; The Great Schism and Protestant Reformation were some of the big movements of the late fourteenth century. These movements led to big changes in the Church doctrine that led to a mass affection in Europe. The architects respond to the changes…

It is scientifically impossible to separate the light from the dark. On the second day, it states that God separated the dome, sky, from the water. It too cannot have happened especially in such a short time period. We can also recall God stating that vegetation will just appear with fruit trees of every kind to grow. We know that growing fruit from natural resources takes time and would not come to be in the time frame given. On the fifth day, God supposedly created the sea monsters and every…