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Early forms of architecture were built in the Etruscan style until 100 BC when the conquest of Greece brought new artists and ideas to Rome. Terra-cotta, wood and mud-brick structure gave way to stone and concrete using Greek ideals. The Romans made their greatest contribution to art in their architecture. At first they borrowed styles, but soon a combination of these emerged that was uniquely called ‘Roman’.
The Romans built both religious and non-secular buildings and public works structures from bridges, roads and aqueducts to arenas and public forums. Their developments in architecture added an enormous creative achievement in engineering, planning and construction. Although the Romans did not invent the arch, vault or dome, they used structural materials to a greater advantage than previous cultures. the basic building concepts are still being used today.
Let’s discuss & talk……
- What building do you see in your town or larger city that uses the concepts of the Roman architecture ?
- What kind of buildings are these ?
- Do they have a special significance ?