Roman Architecture (HSAR 252) Yale
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Description: Introduces the wide variety of Roman buildings covered in the course and links them with the theme of Roman urbanism. The lecture ranges from early Roman stone construction to such masterpieces of Roman concrete architecture as
the Colosseum and Pantheon. Traveling from Rome and Pompeii across the vast Roman Empire, Professor Kleiner stops in such locales as North Africa and Jordan to explore the plans of cities and their individual edifices: temples, basilicas, theaters, amphitheaters,
bath complexes, and tombs. The lecture culminates with reference to the impact of Roman architecture on post-antique architectural design and building practice.
Resources: OpenCourseware from U of Houston, Yale, MIT, U Mich, Stanford, NPTEL along with many of the World's finest University's
Language: English
Professors: Michael Williams
Units: 24
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