The Roman traditions typically show grand panoramas of imaginary landscapes, generally backed with a range of spectacular mountains Rome often include sea, lakes or rivers

1. ROMAN
LANDSCAP
ING
Presented by:-
DTDP 2010-2014
Batch
GROUP
PROJECT
N.L.Aravind
dtdparavind@gmail.com
School of Planning &
Architecture.
DIGITAL METHODS IN
PLANNING

2. INDEX
• Introduction of Landscaping
• Introduction of Roman
landscaping
• Elements in Roman
landscaping
• History of Roman landscaping
• Present view of Roman
landscaping

3. INTRODUCTION OF LANDSCAPING
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible
features of an area of land, including:-
• Living elements such as flora or fauna
• Gardening
• Natural elements
• Human elements
• Abstract elements

4. ANCIENT ROMAN LANDSCAPING
1652 Merian Panoramic View & Map of Rome

5. ROMAN LANDSCAPING
• Roman landscaping is related to the
Roman architecture.
• The architecture mostly deals with
flora-fauna, human elements only.
• The building built there are most of all
of high heights which starts from 14 m.
And the aesthetic of the buildings end
up with the basics of Roman
architecture.

6. ROMAN LANDSCAPING
The Roman traditions typically show
grand panoramas of imaginary
landscapes, generally backed with a
range of spectacular mountains –Rome
often include sea, lakes or rivers.

7. ELEMENTS IN
ROMAN
LANDSCAPING
The Roman traditions typically show
grand panoramas of imaginary
landscapes, generally backed with a
range of spectacular mountains Rome
often include sea, lakes or rivers.
GARDENING
Natural landscape
Abstract elements
Living elements
Human elements

8. HISTORY OF ROMAN LANDSCAPING
• The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 the area we now call London
was sparsely populated.
• The Thames was the scene of great tribal battles and ceremonies.
• Hackney was actually outside of London then, or Londinium as the
Romans called it.
• The area that is now known as the City is in fact the area covered by
the original Roman settlement of Londinium.

9. GREEK ROMAN
Preferred Structure: Temples to Glorify Gods Civic Buildings to honor
Empire
Walls: Made of cut stone
blocks
Concrete with
Ornamental facing
Trademark Forms: Rectangles, Straight
Lines
Circles, Curved Lines
Support System: Post and Lintel Rounded Arch
Column Style: Doric & Ionic Corinthian
Sculpture: Idealized Gods &
Goddesses
Realistic (Verism)
humans, idealized
officials
Painting: Stylized figures floating
in Space
Realistic images with
perspective
Subject of Art: Mythology Civic Leaders, military
triumphs
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
GREEK & ROMAN
ARCHITECTURE
ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

10. AERIAL VIEW OF THE AMPHITHEATER
Arena is Latin for “sand”,
which soaked up the
contestants’ blood. Instead
of refined performances, the
Amphitheater held mostly
bloody gladiator combats.

11. Images of Londonium and
London and Hackney
The Roman landscaping
can be observed most of
all in London, Roma ,
Vatican city etc.
London street Hackney street London court
cyan’s park, London
Map of LondoniumRobs hill, London

12. Map of londonium
Map of Hackney Streets
of londonium

13. Johncoulhart
Ermine street
Londonium plan
Making of street in Roman landscape
Painting of Roman
architecture
ROMAN LANDSCAPING

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