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Forum of Augustus, Rome, Italy, porticoes of the square, attic, recomposition.
Architecture; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Architectural elements; Entablatures; Cornices; Moldings; Bead & reel moldings; Patterns (Design elements); Architectural decorations & ornaments; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture;...
"Recomposition of the attic of the porticoes of the square of the Forum in the House of the Knights of Rhodes: the recomposition was made in the 1940s, with the insertion of original fragments of figures of the divergent caryatids set on their...
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Forum of Augustus, Rome, Italy, porticoes of the square, attic, head of Jupiter Ammon, recomposition.
Architecture; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Architectural elements; Entablatures; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Gods; People associated with religion; Supernatural...
Recomposed in the 1930s, in the House of the Knights of Rhodes.
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Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, porticoes, exedra, colored marble paving.
Architecture; Forums; Floors; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Ruins; Archaeological sites
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Panthéon (Sainte-Geneviève), Paris, France, exterior view, facade.
Architecture; Buildings; Churches; Religious facilities; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Porticoes (Porches); Porches; Doors & doorways; Pediments; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture;...
"Although the whole effect, inside and out, is Roman, the structural principles employed are essentially Gothic." (Excerpt, Kleiner, p.853)
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Model of a house and garden, from Thebes, [Egypt].
Sculpture; Woodwork; Ceremonial objects; Models; Building models; Buildings; Architecture; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Porticoes (Porches); Porches; Columns; Colonnades; Capitals...
Tomb art.
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Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, [Egypt], tomb of Amenemhet, exterior view, entrance.
Architecture; Rock-cut architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries; Funerary facilities; Death & burial; Cliffs; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Porticoes (Porches); Columns; Lintels
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Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, [Egypt], plan and elevation of typical rock-cut tomb at Beni Hasan.
Architecture; Rock-cut architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries; Funerary facilities; Death & burial; Cliffs; Plans; Elevations; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Porticoes...
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Sanctuary of Hercules, Tivoli, Italy, portico arcade.
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Cultural facilities; Religious facilities; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Business enterprises; Business & finance; Commerce; Stores & shops; Architectural...
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Forum of Caesar (Forum Iulium), Rome, Italy, Temple of Venus Genetrix and portico of the Forum.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Covered walks; Social & civic facilities; Temples; Religious facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
Begun ca. 54 BCE, dedicated by Augustus in 29 BCE.
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Pantheon, Rome, Italy, facade.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Walls; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Colonnades; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Corinthian order; Architectural orders; Porches; Porticoes (Porches); Pediments;...
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Pantheon, Rome, Italy, axonometric view.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Cutaway drawings; Axonometric projections; Projections; Reconstructions; Illustrations; Conjectural works; Structural drawings; Structural systems drawings;...
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Forum of Caesar (Forum Iulium), Rome, Italy, plan.
Architecture; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Covered walks; Social & civic facilities; Temples; Religious facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Colonnades; Peristyles; Plans; Architectural drawings; Drawings
Begun ca. 54 BCE, dedicated by Augustus in 29 BCE; 1) Temple of Venus Genetrix, 2) portico.
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Forum of Augustus, Rome, Italy, plan.
Architecture; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Covered walks; Social & civic facilities; Temples; Religious facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Colonnades; Peristyles; Plans; Architectural drawings; Drawings
1) Temple of Mars Ultor 2) exedra 3) portico.
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Forum Pacis [Temple of Peace; Forum of Vespasian], Rome, Italy, restored view.
Architecture; Forums; Courtyards; Plazas; Buildings; Temples; Religious facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Corinthian order; Architectural orders; Colonnades; Peristyles; Pediments;...
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Capitolium, Ostia, Italy.
Architecture; Buildings; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Temples; Religious facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Stairways; Podiums; Porticoes (Porches); Columns; Rooms & spaces; Interiors
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Theater and Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Forum of the Corporations), Ostia, Italy.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Social & civic facilities; Cultural facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Courtyards; Columns; Doric order; Ionic order; Architectural...
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Severan forum, Lepcis Magna, Libya, portico arcade.
Architecture; Forums; Plazas; Courtyards; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Arcades (Architectural components); Arches; Colonnades; Peristyles; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Lintels; Sculpture;...
"The portico columns were more than 19 feet tall..." (p.249)
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Imperial Forums, Rome, Italy, reconstruction.
Architecture; Forums; Buildings; Reconstructions; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Conjectural works; Bird's-eye views; Aerial views; Basilicas; Social & civic facilities; Courtyards; Plazas; Covered walks; Architectural elements;...
1) Basilica Ulpia 2) Trajan's Forum 3) Forum of Cesar [Caesar] 4) Forum of Augustus 5) Forum of Nerva or Transitorium 6) Temple of Peace.
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Ludus Magnus, Rome, Italy, reconstruction, with Colosseum in background.
Architecture; Buildings; Gladiators; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sports & recreation facilities; Educational facilities; Schools; Education; Teaching; Sports; Recreation; Games; Contests; Fighting;...
“A reconstruction of the Ludus Magnus, with the Colosseum in the background. Practice stakes (pali) are shown set up at the far end of the arena. The bottom righthand corner has been cut away to show the various rooms. Steps led up from the...
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Pantheon, Rome, Italy, reconstruction, with cutaway of dome.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Cutaway drawings; Reconstructions; Illustrations; Conjectural works; Structural drawings; Structural systems drawings; Architectural elements; Structural...
“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...
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