Learning Objective: We will

describe the legacy of Roman

architecture & engineering.

- ARCHITECTURE: THE STYLE AND PARTS OF

BUILDINGS

- ENGINEERING: THE DESIGNING OF BUILDINGS,

ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC
APK: Pair-Share

Describe the parts of this

building.

Connect APK to LO: Some of the parts of the building

you described come from ancient architecture.
Columns
Much of the ancient
world used columns to
hold up buildings,
including the Romans.
You needed to have
many columns to
support the weight of
heavy roofs.
BUT, the Romans also
learned to use the arch to
build huge structures.

Arch: a curved
or bowed shape
used in
construction. It
allowed for the use
of wider, more
open spaces, and
held more weight
than columns.

Pair-Share: Why is an arch better than a

column?
Arches can be used in all
sort of combinations to
create all kinds of new
architecture in
buildings, like vaults and
domes.

Vault: arches
strung
together to
form a long
hallway
 Dome: arches
in 360
degrees= semi-
circular roof

This Roman building is

called the Pantheon. The
hole in the top allows light
to project into the grand
hall.

Originally the inside of the

dome was covered in bronze
to allow the sun to reflect off
the walls improving the
interior lighting.

Remember the Romans

didnt have electricity.
Pair-Share: How are arches, vaults, and
domes related?
 Interior view
of the
Pantheon
The dome of the
Pantheon is shaped in a
half circle that rests on a
circular wall.

CEMENT/Concrete
The Romans were also
the first to make
widespread use of
cement .

Pair-Share: What do we use

today that is made of cement?
 *gladiator: someone who
The Roman would fight to the death for
Colosseum= a entertainment
stadium in
Rome where
games and
gladiator*
matches were
held.
The colosseum could
seat 55,000 spectators
and

after the games it took

only 28 minutes to clear
the seats.

Video Deconstructing
Pair-Share: What parts of Roman Architecture
the Colosseum
do you see in the Colosseum?
Roads
The Romans
build a large
network of
roadways
throughout the
empire. They were
built to last. They
spanned over 50,000
miles.

There is a saying in
Europe that you cant
get lost because, all
roads lead to Rome.
Aqueducts
A pipe or
channel built to
carry water
between distant
places

Pair-Share: How do we transport water from

place to place today?
The Romans were the
greatest builders of
roads, bridges and
aqueducts in the
ancient world.

They created a
system of aqueducts
for Rome that
brought water from
as far away as 60
miles.

The water system in

Segovia, Spain, still
uses part of an
ancient Roman
aqueduct.
Relevance: Just like Roman art, early Americans also copied Roman architecture.

Pair-Share: What features of Roman architecture can you spot in

our U.S. Capitol building of today?
Relevance: We even still copy Roman architecture in our own community.

Pair-Share: What features of Roman architecture can you spot in

this building from our community?