SEARCH
You are in browse mode. You must login to use MEMORY

   Log in to start


From course:

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy

» Start this Course
(Practice similar questions for free)
Question:

Identify.

Author: Siena Failla

Identify.



Answer:

Temple of Mercury, Baiae (Bay of Naples), Augustan, not a temple for Mercury but a public Roman bath, it was the largest dome in the world until the construction of the Pantheon (71 ft in diameter), good example of innovations with concrete, oculus (opening on the top allowing light to come in, throughout out the day it shines light on different parts of the interior of the dome), made out of tufa blocks and concrete, does not appear large because the vertical part of the wall is short, learning curve (when they built the Pantheon they made the vertical part of the wall higher)


0 / 5  (0 ratings)

1 answer(s) in total