Images & Art

Detail, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS

Festival Hall of Tuthmosis III Dynasty XVIII, 1504-1450 B.C. The festival hall of Tuthmosis III also has light-slits high up in the wall which control and limit the entering light....

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HYPOSTYLE COLONNADE

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. There are seven papyrus-bundle columns fifty-two feet high on each side of the passage....

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AURELIAN WALL

Rome c. 270 A defensive brick wall built around 270 A.D....

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FRIEZE

Temple of Minerva Forum of Nerva Rome c. 100 Roman architectural emphasis is structural. Decorative motifs are largely influenced by the Greeks, but the Romans developed some of their own decorative forms. This frieze depicts stories from the life of Minerva....

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MARIUS GRATIDUS LIBANUS AND HIS WIFE

End of 1st century B.C. Vatican Museum, Rome Husband and wife are united in this funerary monument....

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FOLDING STOOL

Detail, wall painting from Herculaneum Museo Nazionale, Naples Another variation of a folding stool with double cushions....

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Step Pyramid Of King Zoser Saqqara

The Step Pyramid of King Djoser, located in Saqqara, Egypt, is an ancient marvel that stands as a testament to the ingenuity and architectural prowess of the Old Kingdom period. Built over 4,600 years ago, it is not only one of the oldest pyramids in Egypt but also represents a significant leap in the evolution of pyramid construction. At first gla...

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ARCH OF CONSTANTINE

Rome 315 The Arch of Constantine, like several arches before it, has three passageways. It is unusually large and highly decorated. Much of the sculpture was taken from earlier monuments....

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MARKET OF TRAJAN

Rome c. 100-112 On the third level is the Via Biberatica which had shops on both sides of the street....

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SERAPEUM

Hadrian's Villa Tivoli 118-134 At the far end of the Canopus is the Serapeum, a semicircular half dome. Water ran through a long central corridor, curved in front of dining couches under the dome, then passed into the main canal. From the time of the late Republic, water is a regular part of Roman domestic architecture....

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