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What was the ancient Roman Corinthian used for?
As a capital for columns
What did the ancient Romans use to decorate there walls and floors of their home?
Mosaics (apex)
What is a Neoclassical characteristic of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello?
Monticello contains columns, domes and porticoes used in Roman architecture.
Compare Greek and roman art and architecture?
Columns were an important architectural element in both the Roman and Greek cultures but the two groups used them differently. While the Greeks favored the Doric and Ionic style of column, the Romans liked the Corinthian and the Composite styles. The Greeks surrounded their temples and public buildings with a ring of columns but the Romans only used them in the front of their buildings. Another difference was in the materials used to build private homes. the Romans used durable materials such as brick and stone; the Greeks used stone for the foundations of their houses, but constructed the upper floors and inner walls of mud brick, which have not endured over time.
What are the functions of a column in a building?
A column is used to support the weight of the roof and/or the upper floors. Now a days, a lot of columns are used for decorative purposes. A column along with load bearing beams can support a lot of weight.
What materials were used to make the pantheon?
this amazing roman building was made of concrete, marble (for the floors), granite (for the columns), brick (for the walls), and the doors were made of bronze
What was the ancient Roman Corinthian used for?
As a capital for columns
What did the ancient Romans use to decorate there walls and floors of their home?
Mosaics (apex)
What is a Neoclassical characteristic of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello?
Monticello contains columns, domes and porticoes used in Roman architecture.
Is corner the command used to make the size of the table columns reflect the data in the columns?
Tab?
What type of rock is used to make floors and tabletops?
Granite, which is an igneous rock, is commonly used for floors and tabletops.
What were some of the optical illusions used make the columns appear graceful?
The optical refinements of the columns were such things like the fact they bulged slightly in the middle and the corner columns were slightly bigger and inclined inwards making everything look straight when looking at it. As for the temple, the floors tend to be more built up in the middle so it doesn't look like it sags.
What is the command used to make the size of the table columns reflect the data in the columns in micro computers?
Tab
What ancient Roman ruler stole columns from Athens to build a Roman temple?
Lucius Sulla seized some of the incomplete columns of the partly rebuilt Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens and transported them back to Rome, where they were re-used in the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill..
What type of rock are used for floors and tabletops?
The rock used to make floors and tabletops is granite, which is an igneous rock. It is used most common but not all the time.
Compare Greek and roman art and architecture?
Columns were an important architectural element in both the Roman and Greek cultures but the two groups used them differently. While the Greeks favored the Doric and Ionic style of column, the Romans liked the Corinthian and the Composite styles. The Greeks surrounded their temples and public buildings with a ring of columns but the Romans only used them in the front of their buildings. Another difference was in the materials used to build private homes. the Romans used durable materials such as brick and stone; the Greeks used stone for the foundations of their houses, but constructed the upper floors and inner walls of mud brick, which have not endured over time.
What is a neoclassic characteristic of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello?
Monticello contains columns, domes and porticoes used in Roman architecture.
