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Now that you have learned about the Roman use of arches and domes, what did they build with them? • Colosseum • Pantheon • Aqueducts • Trajan’s arch
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Examine the Pantheon, Colosseum, aqueducts and arches of triumphs.
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Now that you have learned about the Roman use of arches and domes, what did they build with them?
• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Aqueducts
• Trajan’s arch
Check out the Colosseum
What architectural design can you identify?
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Corinthian Columns
Ionic Columns
Doric Columns
Arches
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Model of Colosseum interior
Present-day ruins of interior
Many features were part of the arena’s design
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Colosseum in present-day Rome
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Check out the Pantheon
Roman concrete was the building material of choice for Roman builders romanconcrete.com
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Why do you think this aqueduct in Segovia, Spain is still able to be used?
Check out the aqueducts
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Check out Emperor Trajan’s Victory Monuments
It stands in Benevento, ItalyThis is an etching of the arch by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Name the constructions where Romans used arches and domes.
• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Aqueducts
• Trajan’s arch
Where can they be found in buildings today?
