Roman Architectural Accomplishments
Roman was known for their architectural accomplishments. Works like the Colosseum, the Aqueducts, the Pantheon were a few among many of their notable magnificent. The two innovations enabled Rome to attain those achievements were the invention of concrete and arches. In this paper, I attempt to look into their origins, their effect on Roman's life and what was the most notable works result from these inventions.
Concrete was considered one of the most innovative invention in architecture. It enabled building construction to a whole new level. Before concrete, buildings were constructed using brick and stone and other natural materials. Concrete was the first man-made material that can be created on a large scale on the site instead of being transported from other places. Roman concrete was known for its long durability that outlasted its modern counterpart. There are various reasons for that. One is modern concrete was consist of concrete and reinforced by steel (Potter B, 2013). It helped the concrete stay together when the whole construction was stretched. But steels also reduce the concrete's durability. Roman's concrete doesn't have that. Another reason is modern concrete was developed with rapid cure time in mind. Where modern one can cure in 28 days at most, ancient roman concrete can take up to 2 years (Potter B, 2013). …show more content…
Rome also built such many triumphal arches that can be seen throughout Italy (ancient.eu, nd). The most impressive one that we all known is the Pantheon, a huge achievement in architectural design that can be made possible by these wonderful Roman inventions. In normal life, arches were used everywhere in road and passageway construction. Also, large insulae was only made possible when concrete was found, and it, in turn, put the first block on modern apartment models (bbc.com,
Concrete was considered one of the most innovative invention in architecture. It enabled building construction to a whole new level. Before concrete, buildings were constructed using brick and stone and other natural materials. Concrete was the first man-made material that can be created on a large scale on the site instead of being transported from other places. Roman concrete was known for its long durability that outlasted its modern counterpart. There are various reasons for that. One is modern concrete was consist of concrete and reinforced by steel (Potter B, 2013). It helped the concrete stay together when the whole construction was stretched. But steels also reduce the concrete's durability. Roman's concrete doesn't have that. Another reason is modern concrete was developed with rapid cure time in mind. Where modern one can cure in 28 days at most, ancient roman concrete can take up to 2 years (Potter B, 2013). …show more content…
Rome also built such many triumphal arches that can be seen throughout Italy (ancient.eu, nd). The most impressive one that we all known is the Pantheon, a huge achievement in architectural design that can be made possible by these wonderful Roman inventions. In normal life, arches were used everywhere in road and passageway construction. Also, large insulae was only made possible when concrete was found, and it, in turn, put the first block on modern apartment models (bbc.com,