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Week 2 Greek and Roman Architectural Influences
Q This week you will read and learn about architectural influences from Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. What are some of the main features of these architectural styles?
Both Roman and Greek architecture are two major art insights that developed in a way that infused many perspectives into architecture in the ancient times and created a foundation for the modern era architectural forms that followed. The arches, vaults, and the marble and concrete works on the churches and palaces in the Roman era was influenced by the Greek forms of columns of the classic order, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, their entablature, and their use of space and imagination (Sayre, 2013).