concrete and rome
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Concrete and RomeNew Architecture
Brief History of Concrete
• Assyrians and Babylonians as well as Egyptians used it
• Romans created their own recipe• Romans used it for almost everything– Aqueducts – Roads– Architecture
Pont du Gard
New Architecture
• Arches
• Vaults
• Domes
Arches
• #1 Roman example of arches = Colosseum 70-82 CE
• #2 Roman example = Triumphal Arch of Titus after 81 CE
Vaults
• Barrel vault• Groin vault
Dome
• Pantheon
Sources
• www.howconcreteworks.com• http://100falcons.wordpress.com/
2008/02/04/roman-concrete/• Gardner’s Art Through the Ages The
Western Perspective Twelfth Edition Vol. 1 by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya
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