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Description: The Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli, view of a basement corridor

TitleThe Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli, view of a basement corridor

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleArchitect

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationPozzuoli, Italy

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsLight in architectureVaults (Architecture)Building, Brick

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VIII. The New Architecture

William L. MacDonald

Description: The Architecture of the Roman Empire, Volume I: An Introductory Study (Revised...

The Architecture of the Roman Empire, Volume I: An Introductory Study (Revised Edition)

~WHAT THE PALACES, the Markets, and the Pantheon show above all else is the maturity of the concept of monumental interior space. The strength and dynamism of imperial civilization were so great that the need for a suitable architecture could not be denied. The Romans, always building, quite naturally sought for forms that would express this ecumenical...

Author

William L. MacDonald

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.167-183

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00120.012

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-17698&redirecttoanchor=29201

Chapter subject tags:Architecture, RomanVaults (Architecture), RomanArchitects, RomanArchitecture--Orders--ClassicalDecoration and ornament, Architectural--Italy--RomeMural painting and decoration, Roman

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