This dissertation presents an analytical investigation that examined the seismic performance of steel stud backed and Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) backed masonry veneer wall systems, under in and out - of - plane loads, in medium rise building...
Residential buildings account for a large portion of total energy consumption in the United States. Residential energy usage can be dramatically reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope systems. One such method is to incorporate...
"The heavy walls of Tiryns and other Mycenaean palaces contrast sharply with the open Cretan palaces and clearly reveal their defensive character. Those of Tiryns average about 20 feet in thickness, and in one section they house a long gallery...
“A. The large mercantile harbour [harbor] of Kantharos; B. The main naval harbour [harbor] of Zea; C. The smaller naval harbour [harbor] of Munichia.” (caption, p.13); “Faced with certain Spartan retaliation, the Athenian assembly took the...
“A reconstruction of the Dipylon (left) and Sacred gates as they might have appeared in the fifth century BC, before the forward defences [defenses] (proteichisma) and moat were added.” (caption, p.18)
“The porch has sixteen Egyptian grey and red granite columns, each 40 Roman feet in height and weighing about 84 tons. […] The diameter and height of the rotunda are exactly the same, 43.2 metres [meters] (140 feet). […] The walls of the...
Architecture; Architectural elements; Towers; Walls; City walls; Forts & fortifications
"As the town's wealth grew and powerful neighbors established themselves, the need for protection resulted in the first known permanent stone fortifications. By approximately 7500 BCE, the town, estimated to have had a population of more than...
Cities & towns; Plans; Drawings; Architectural drawings; City planning; Rivers; Bodies of water; Hills; Streets; Roads; Roman roads; Forums; Architecture; Walls; City walls; Buildings; Religious facilities; Temples; Altars; Tombs &...
Structures included: Aurelianic Walls, Republican Walls, Mausoleum of Augustus, Ara Pacis, Mausoleum of Hadrian, Stadium of Domitian, Pantheon, Theater of Pompey, Theater of Marcellus, Porticus Aemilia, Pyramid of Cestius, Baths of Caracalla,...
“An aerial view of the Acropolis as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. Besides the important sanctuaries on the summit, many shrines dating back to the Bronze Age were located along the sides of the hill. / A-...
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Cults; Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Architectural elements; Walls; Pilasters;...
Shows "the end wall (frescoed) and the side wall (on the south side) with the reconstruction of the architectural order." (Caption, p. 145); "The Hall of the Colossus was deliberately set in the northeast corner of the Forum, at the...
1) Insula of the Painted Vaults 2) Horrea Epagathiana 3) Capitolium 4) forum 5) Temple of Roma and Augustus 6) Insula of Diana 7) Piazza delle Corporazioni (Forum of the Corporations) 8) theater 9) Baths of Neptune 10) Sullan walls.
Maps; Cities & towns; City walls; Walls; Hills; Forums; Buildings; Temples; Religious facilities; Huts; Dwellings; Rivers; Bodies of water
1) Walls of Servius Tullius 2) Quirinal 3) Viminal 4) Cispius 5) Esquiline 6) Oppian 7) Caelian 8) Aventine 9) Palatine 10) Capitol 11) Temple of Jupiter on the Capitol 12) Volcanal 13) Temples of Fortuna and the Mater Matuta 14) Forum Boarium 15)...
“This stoa received its name (poikile, ‘painted’) from the series of large paintings which decorated its walls. These were painted on wooden panels by the three great Athenian painters of the day, Polygnotus, Micon and Panaenus. The paintings...
"The most representative surviving part of the Forum is a stretch of the south wall containing what are known as the 'Colonnacce': two surviving columns from the Corinthian colonnade erected around the outer wall of the square, an imitation...