ARTH 12001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Old Italic Script, Concrete Shell, Roman Art
7 May 2019
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Porta augusta 2 bc rome fortified city gate in perugia survives. It shows a masterful use of the arch and masonry techniques. An arch is a semi-circular architectural construction built of wedge-shaped blocks. It spans an opening, and is usually supported by a column. Because estrucan towns are buried under present-day cities, they are difficult to excavate. The grandest of all roman structures is the colosseum. It held 50,000 spectators for events such as battles between animals and gladiators. The arch and vault were essential parts of this architecture. The arch is a curved element used to span an opening. A vault is an arched roof or covering made of rock, stone or concrete. A wall went completely around the structure and supported poles from which a huge awning could be stretched to protect spectators from weather. 1000 men were required to raise or lower this awning, called a velarium.
