The architecture lover's guide to Rome
Introduction: the Portico of Octavia as parable : architecture and complexity in Rome -- Romulus puts down roots : the Palatine Hill and the Romulan Hut -- From Kingdom to Republic : the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus & the temples of Portunus & Hercules Victor -- From brick to marble : e...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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White Owl, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2019
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: the Portico of Octavia as parable : architecture and complexity in Rome -- Romulus puts down roots : the Palatine Hill and the Romulan Hut -- From Kingdom to Republic : the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus & the temples of Portunus & Hercules Victor -- From brick to marble : early Imperial ambitions at the Basilica Julia, Nero's Domus Aurea, and the Colosseum -- The Apex of Empire : Trajan's Markets, the Pantheon, and the Baths of Caracalla -- Christianity takes hold : Old St Peter's Basilica, Santa Sabina And San Saba -- The Middle Ages : the Basilicas of Santa Maria in Trastevere, San Clemente & San Nicola in Carcere -- Renaissance Rome : Santa Maria del Popolo, Palazzo Farnese, Villa Medici -- Birthplace of the Baroque : Piazza Barberini, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza & St Peter's Basilica -- Neoclassical eclecticism : St John in Lateran, Palazzo Braschi & the Vittorio Emanuele monument -- Fascism & Mussolini's Third Roman Empire : Foro Italico, Palazzo della Farnesina, Termini Station -- Contemporary architecture in Rome : Auditorium Parco della Musica, the Ara Pacis Museum and MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Arts. "Rome's architectural remains date as far back as the city's founding in the 8th century BCE. The primitive settlement that began on the Palatine Hill grew over the next thousand years to the caput mundi--the capital of the world--the largest, most powerful presence in the ancient Western world. Along the way, Rome's architectural styles, whether developed organically or appropriated from the cultures it subjugated and absorbed, were physical evidence of the politics, propaganda and pragmatism of the times. Written for readers passionate about Rome and how its architecture is inimitably linked to the city's history, The Architecture Lover's Guide to Rome is the armchair architect's tour of the Eternal City. It provides a timeline that begins with the founding of Rome and documents its significant architectural monuments and styles through the millennia, with photos, maps and practical information for visiting."--Amazon.com |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | 183 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781526735799 978-1-5267-3579-9 1526735792 1-5267-3579-2 |