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Apollodorus of Damascus, the Greek architectural genius who built Emperor Trajan’s Rome, from his Column to the longest ...
Engineers are looking to Ancient Roman architecture like the Colosseum and the Pantheon when it comes to future “recipes” of ...
Visitors to Rome's Pantheon, one of the ancient world's best preserved monuments, will have to pay a 5 euro ($5.45) entrance fee from Monday, Italy's tourism ministry has said.
In 2007, the Museum of the Imperial Fora (official website) opened inside Trajan’s Market. The museum showcases the wealth of history, art, and architecture of these ancient Roman buildings.
To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in mundane locations such as harbors, but also the Pantheon in Rome, which to this day forms the largest unreinforced concrete dome in existence ...
The Pantheon still stands as one of Rome's long-lasting marvels. Its oculus opens to the sky like the eye it was named for, letting in both sunlight and drenching rain.
The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture, and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking ...
Roman concrete was introduced in the 3rd century BC, proving revolutionary. Also called opus caementicium, its three primary ingredients were lime, volcanic ash and water. It helped the Romans ...
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More than 2,000 years after the temple was built, the majestic building and other Roman concrete structures like the Colosseum and aqueducts continue to stand tall.