ART H101 Lecture Notes - Ancient Roman Architecture, Pozzolana, Pumice
17 Nov 2011
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Romans build like the etruscans but decorated like the greeks. Roman cattle market temple from the republican period, had an ionic facade, pilasters, columns that had only a decorative non structural function. Roman architecture, very fond of corinthian capitals on the exterior. Religious/ spiritual shopping mall, stalls for fortune telling, was build literally into the hillside. This mall was made of concrete, which had only been used as mortar before. They added pozzolana to concrete so that it would not cure/ solidify as quickly which would allow them to build larger creations. Most of their large and impressive structures wouldn t have been feasible w/o concrete. Wanted building to be pretty. so they faced everything with a veneer. Largest roman temple, survived the barbarians was the pantheon, it awed them into not touching it. its still bloody standing. This temple was for all the planetary gods, it was model of the universe. Romans expanded on the use of the arch.
