Roman architecture by Jordan Ramirez https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn What did the Romans use to construct their buildings? en-us 2017-05-03 19:22:10 UTC 2024-09-12 01:37:36 UTC hello@padlet.com How long was Romes longest bridge? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170038510 Romans were great at building long durable bridges.  They used the arch to make it durable. Most of the bridges the Romans built still stand today. The longest bridge that the Romans built was bigger than 3,700 feet ling and 62 feet high.]]> 2017-05-04 19:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170038510 Where did the arch come from? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170039574 The arch was originally came from the Etruscan's. The arch was very important for the Romans. It is made of bricks, concrete. They built water bridges out of the arch. This water bridge brought water to areas far away from natural water supplies.]]> 2017-05-04 19:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170039574 What was the dome made for? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170056319 Roman architecture was the first to realized how important domes are.There were different
building types before there was the dome. Monumental domes began to appear in the 1st century BC in Rome.gradually replaced the traditional post and lintel construction which makes use of the column and architrave. 
]]> 2017-05-04 21:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170056319 Video 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170257698 2017-05-05 18:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/170257698 What did they use to build the Colosseum? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171122963 The Colosseum is 615 feet long and 510 feet wide. Much of It stands today. Earth quakes knocked parts of the Colosseum down. It took about 131,000 cubic yards of stone to make.]]> 2017-05-10 21:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171122963 What did the Romans use to construct their facilities? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171125837 Romans made clay brick. This replaced sun dried mud brick. This was made in different shapes and sizes. The shapes were square, rectangular, triangular and round.  The largest brick we have ever found was over 3 feet in length. The Romans perfected brick-making during the first century.]]> 2017-05-10 21:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171125837 Did the use something else besides clay brick? 818259 https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171892961 Romans also used concrete for their structures. They also called concrete opus caementicium. This was used in construction during the late Roman Republic until the fading of the Roman Empire. This was used with  stone or brick.Some Roman concretes were able to be set underwater, which was useful for bridges and other waterside construction.]]> 2017-05-15 16:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/818259/gzrvug6mvisn/wish/171892961