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Other Architectural Pages - General resources and styles
Ancient Greek Architecture - Great Buildings Online __ Photos of ancient Greek architecture - some very basic architectural information - From Artifice Inc. - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/greek.html
Ancient Roman Architecture Great Buildings Online __Collection of
photos of Roman architecture. - From Artifice Inc. -
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html
Ancient Rome - Architecture __ An overview of the history and style
of Roman architecture. - illustrated - From Crystalinks -
http://www.crystalinks.com/romearchitecture.html
Architecture of Ancient Greece __ A good source for Greek architecture ranging from Crete and Mycenaea to late periods. well illustrated - From University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/grkarch.html
Buildings of Artificial Stone by J.A. Geary __ About
concrete usage in ancient Rome. "You may be surprised to learn that there are
2000 year old concrete structures still in daily use." - From About.com -
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/uc_geary_bas.htm
Classical Orders of Architecture __ You can read about
the three Greek orders of classical architecture and view photos. You will also
learn what "neo-classical" means - illustrated - From Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Historic Landmarks Commission -
http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/dictionary/ClassicalOrders.html
Greek Architecture, Looking Backward, Looking Forward
__ This is a good place to introduce the younger student to the classic orders.
"Architecture is art that we live in. It is the science and art of designing
buildings. Architecture is the way that the buildings around us look and
function. Ancient Greeks lived, worked, and worshipped their gods in
architectural spaces. In fact, the ancient Greeks invented the three Classical
"orders" and a vocabulary for architecture that we still use today, over 2500
years later." There is even a visual test to see how much you know. -
illustrated - From Emory University -
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/Architecture.html
Greek Art and Architecture
__ Extensive galleries of photos of Greek art and architecture cover all periods
of ancient Greek history. - well illustrated - From University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs -
http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/
MEEF - Middle East Engineering - Glossaries - Roman Architrecture
__ From Adyton through Triclinium, you will find an extensive glossary of roman
architectural terms. - From Middle East Economic Engineering -
http://www.eng-forum.com/articles/Glossaries/Architecture_Roman.htm
Orders of
Classical Architecture __ "There are five Orders of classic
architecture, the first three being Greek, the other two Roman." You can learn
about all of them here. - illustrated - From Bozzle.com -
http://www.bozzle.com/perClassicOrders.html
Roman
Architecture in the City of Rome __ This is a good overview of Roman
architecture broken down by era and use. You will also find a section about
Pompeii. - illustrated - From the University of Colorado -
http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/romarch.html
Roman
Architecture - Reconstructed __ A multi-media site covering many
aspects of Roman architecture including temples, baths, private dwellings, the
orders or architecture, techniques and more. An excellent site for the student
just learning about classical architecture. - illustrated - From Davidson County
Schools, North Carolina -
http://techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/spring025/
Roman Aqueducts and Water Systems __ About the system
of aqueducts which serviced the city of Rome. - photos and other illustrations -
You can even learn about the water quality - From Bowdoin college -
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/classics/research/moyer/html/intro.shtml
Roman Art and Architecture __ Here is a graphical introduction to the
architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. Covers the five orders and some of the
most famous buildings in an online virtual tour. - illustrated - From NZACT -
http://www.clas.canterbury.ac.nz/nzact/artarhho.htm
Roman
Building Technology and Architecture __" This digitized slide
sequence is developed in conjunction with the UCSB undergraduate course AH 152K
- Survey of Roman Architecture, and aims to review a particular aspect of this
course's curriculum. The area highlighted by this review is Roman technology and
engineering in the service of architecture -- in particular the widely applied
uses of Roman concrete technology (or its provincial variations)." - illustrated
- From Fikret Yegul -- University of California, Santa Barbara -
http://id-archserve.ucsb.edu/arthistory/152k/
The
Roman Empire __ "Roman architecture, sculpture and literature were
strongly influenced by Greek models. However, the Roman buildings were large and
ornate with a grandeur of their own. The Roman builders had concrete available
unlike the Greeks. Another great advantage for the Romans was the use of the
semi-circular arches to form vaults and domes. The great Pantheon shows many
examples of these. Roman builders could not use marble all the time, because it
was expensive and there was a limited amount. However there was a plentiful
supply of terracotta, stone and brick. Early in their development they invented
the material concrete." Much more here. - illustrated - From Coolmine Community
School -
http://www.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/archie2.html
Thais - Greek Architecture - Iconographic Index __ You
will find the architecture of Greek civilization divided by era. - illustrated -
From THAIS.IT - Architettura -
http://www.thais.it/architettura/greca/indici/ind_civiltagreca_uk.htm
Villa Romana
del Casale, Piazza Armerina (Photo Archive) __ "The Villa Roman del
Casale was constructed on the remains of an older villa in the first quarter of
the fourth century, probably as the centre of a huge latifundium covering the
entire surrounding area. How long the villa kept this role is not known, maybe
for less that 150 years, but the complex remained inhabited and a village grew
around it, named Platia, derived from palatium. It was damaged, maybe destroyed
during the domination of the Vandals and the Visigoths, but the buildings
remained in use, at least in part, during the Byzantine and Arab period. The
site was finally abandoned for good when a landslide covered the villa in the
12th century CE, and remaining inhabitants moved to the current location of
Piazza Armerina." Learn about this architectural masterpiece and view an
enormous collection of photos of the villa's mosaics. - photos - By René Seindal
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http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/456.html