An introduction to the classical order .

1. ARCHITETTURA ROMANA
Roman architecture
old and new

2. Classical Architecture is a term used to refer to
buildings from the classical period of European history,
spanning the rise of Greece into a major cultural power
and ending with the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Many architects are influenced by the styles and themes
of classical architecture, and they revived these themes
in the architectural style known as Neoclassical
architecture. Many public buildings and important
institutions use neoclassical architecture in their designs
to allude to the greatness of the classical era.

3. Some well known
examples of classical
architecture include the
Parthenon in Athens and
the Colosseum in Rome.
One of the more distinctive
themes of classical
architecture is the simple,
yet beautiful style with
clean lines and subtle
accents in the form of
metal decorations or
carvings. Classical
architecture was also often
built on a grand scale, with
imposing columns and
large arches to
demonstrate the skills of
the builders.

4. CLASSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Ornate and
structural
columns

5. CLASSICAL ORDER
DORIC
GREEK ROMAN

6. IONIC

7. CORINTHIAN

8. COMPOSITE
TUSCAN
ROMAN COLUMNS

10. THE PANTHEON
Commissioned
by Marcus
Agrippa as a
temple to all the
gods of Ancient
Rome
Rebuilt by
Emperor
Hadrian in
about 126 CE.
Almost two thousand years after it was built, the
Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest
unreinforced concrete dome.

11. FORO ROMANO
Until 509 BCE, when
Rome became a
republic, the city was
reigned by an Etruscan
dynasty of Tarquin
Kings. They built a
sewer, the 'Cloaca
Maxima', to drain water
from the marshlands of
the valley between the
Palatine, Capitol and
Esquiline hills to the
Tiber river. Ever since,
the area was the center
of activity in Rome.
It was the site of the
first Forum. Here,
triumphal processions
took place, elections
were held and the
Senate assembled.

12. The Curia Julia
Temple of Romulus
Arch of Septimius
Severus
Temple of Faustina
Temple of Saturn
The Roman Forum a place of temples, triumphant arches,
and, basilica.
and offers a museum of classical Roman architecture.
Temple of Vesta

13. COLOSSEO
The Flavian Amphitheater
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