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Roman bridges, built by ancient Romans, were the first large and lasting bridges built. [86] Roman bridges were built with stone and had the arch as the basic structure. Most used concrete as well, which the Romans were the first to use for bridges. Roman arch bridges were usually semicircular, although a few were segmental (such as Alconétar ...
The Portico Dii Consentes (Latin: Porticus Deorum Consentium; Italian: Portico degli Dei Consenti), also known as the Area of the Dii Consentes or the Harmonious Gods, is an ancient structure located at the bottom of the ancient Roman road that leads up to the Capitol in Rome, Italy.
The Piliers de Tutelle in a 1640 panorama of Bordeaux. Drawing by Herman van der Hem.. The Piliers de Tutelle (meaning Pillars of Guardianship in French) was an important Gallo-Roman monument erected in the third century on the approximate location of the southwest corner of the Grand Théâtre of Bordeaux, a city in southwestern France.
National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Columns of the Parliament House in Helsinki, Finland Column of the Gordon Monument in Waterloo. A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression , the weight of the structure above to ...
Jupiter Column pillars express the religious beliefs of their time. They were erected in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, mostly near Roman settlements or villas in the Germanic provinces. Some examples also occur in Gaul and Britain .
10.2 Columns. 10.3 Statues. 10.4 Tombs. 10.5 Mausoleums. 10.6 Obelisks. 10.7 Palaces. 11 Religion. ... (Roman Forum) Arch of Trajan (now referred to as the Arch of ...
A view of the Roman Forum, looking east. This list of monuments of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) includes existing and former buildings, memorials and other built structures in the famous Roman public plaza during its 1,400 years of active use (8th century BC–ca 600 AD). It is divided into three categories: those ancient structures that can ...
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