List of Roman domes

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 of domes 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, palaces, mausolea and later also churches. Half-domes became a favoured architectural element and were adopted as apses in Christian sacred architecture.

Monumental domes began to appear in the 1st century BC in Rome and the provinces around the Mediterranean. 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 with vaults, gradually replaced the traditional post and lintel construction during the time of the empire. Their enormous dimensions remained unsurpassed until the introduction of structural steel frames in the late 19th century (see List 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

*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 & 118

External 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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