Question

Write short note on Roman Architecture.

Answer 1

❂ ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ ❂

♝ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ♝

✎ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ☞ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴs,[ᴄɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ] ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢs, ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴛʏʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴛʏʟᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ғʟᴏᴜʀɪsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ. ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀs ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴜsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴀʏ.

ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ɪɴ 509 ʙᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 4ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴀᴅ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʀᴇᴄʟᴀssɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴀs ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴛɪǫᴜᴇ ᴏʀ ʙʏᴢᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ɴᴏ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 100 ʙᴄ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 100 ᴀᴅ. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 1000 ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴇsǫᴜᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ғᴏʀᴍs.

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Answer 2

Roman architects showcased grandeur in constructing decorative buildings. Romans worked for the grandeur of the architecture and worked for the better life for the Romans.  They mastered many constructional nuances like building arches, Domes, vaults, great Amphitheaters.  

With the use of concrete they created some engineering marvel. Many famous public buildings were built which included temples, Basilicas and huge Cathedrals  

Romans were famous for building an elaborate Aqueducts and a great Drainage system. They were also known for the vast network of roadways. Romans were inspired by the Greek architecture and Egyptian Pyramids.