LD ARCH 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quadrilateral, Roman Empire
18 May 2016
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Char bagh = islamic garden of 4 quarters/4 gardens: persian-style garden layout that has axial arrangement, divided by walkways or water channels, four central axial water courses de ne char bagh"s quadrilateral layout. Qanat = deep underground water management system of shafts and tunnels created to bring water from mountains into desert for human settlements (e. g. for irrigation: air shafts were important for keeping water source clean. Chaddar = water chute in india with carved indentations that create frothy water pattern as water spills over it. Runnel = narrow, shallow channel of water. Aqueduct = large water channel for conveying fresh water from water bodies at great distance: used largely in roman infrastructure. Allowed for constant supply of fresh water to central locations in city. Structures of aqueducts all worked by gravity: two-tier bridge, siphon, tunnel. Cloaca maxima = large sewer and drain for imperial rome (initiated by etruscans: great drain for removal of waste.
