- List of Roman domes
This is a List of Roman domes. The Romans were the first builder in the
history of architecture to realise the potential ofdome s for the creation of large and well-defined interior spaces.Jürgen Rasch (1985), p.117] Domes were introduced in a number of Roman building types such as temples,thermae ,palace s, mausolea and later alsochurch es. Half-domes became a favoured architectural element and were adopted asapse s in Christiansacred architecture .Monumental domes began to appear in the 1st century BC in
Rome and the provinces around theMediterranean . Their construction was greatly facilitated by the invention of concrete, a process which has been termed the "Roman Architectural Revolution". [Heather Lechtman, Linn Hobbs (1986)] Domes, along withvault s, gradually replaced the traditional post and lintel construction during the time of the empire. Their enormous dimensions remained unsurpassed until the introduction of structuralsteel frames in the late 19th century (seeList of the world's largest domes ).Domes
All diameters are clear span in m. For polygonal domes applies the in-circle diameter. Main source is Jürgen Rasch's study of Roman domes (1985).
Half-domes
References
See also
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Roman architecture
*Roman engineering
*Roman technology
*List of Roman bridges
*List of world's largest domes Sources
Main source
*Jürgen Rasch: "Die Kuppel in der römischen Architektur. Entwicklung, Formgebung, Konstruktion", "Architectura", Vol. 15 (1985), pp. 117–139Further sources
*Erwin Heinle, Jörg Schlaich: "Kuppeln aller Zeiten, aller Kulturen", Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-421-03062-6, p. 27
*Heather Lechtman, Linn Hobbs: "Roman Concrete and the Roman Architectural Revolution", "Ceramics and Civilization", Vol. 3: "High Technology Ceramics: Past, Present, Future", edited by W.D. Kingery and published by the American Ceramics Society, 1986
*Robert Mark, Paul Hutchinson: "On the Structure of the Roman Pantheon", "Art Bulletin", Vol. 68, No. 1 (1986), pp. 24–34
*Werner Heinz: "Römische Thermen. Badewesen und Badeluxus im römischen Reich", München 1983, ISBN 3-7774-3540-6, pp. 60–64
*Werner Müller: "dtv-Atlas Baukunst I. Allgemeiner Teil: Baugeschichte von Mesopotamien bis Byzanz", 14th ed., München 2005, ISBN 3423030208, p. 253
*Werner Schäfke: "Kölns romanische Kirchen. Architektur, Ausstattung, Geschichte", 5th ed., Köln 1985, ISBN 3-7701-1360-8, pp. 100 & 118External links
* [http://traianus.rediris.es/ Traianus] - Technical investigation of Roman public works
* [http://www.romanconcrete.com/ The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete]
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