In reviewing Emily N.’s blog for
ancient Rome, I really enjoyed her connections to modern day design. Her
pictures are excellent examples of the Greek furniture design. The desk sitting by the
window looks like an exact replica of a table from that time period. She hit it
spot on, with the couch example as well. Concrete was a huge discovery in this
era and she did well in showing all the different ways they used it. This being
in the arches, domes, and columns. In addition, I do not know if she was aware
of this when putting up the pictures, but in her modern day example of the
bathroom, you can see a groin vault in the ceiling. A groin vault is basically
4 barrel vaults in the shape of a square.
Another blogger with the name Emily
made it a point to address how these structures were built without electricity
and machines, but with human hands alone. That is quite miraculous and when
looking at these buildings I tend to forget all the work that was put in to
them. It would be much easier to build such structures today, yet the
creativity and thought that went in to these structures is amazing. All the
little intricate carvings, moldings, and such were done by one person. Imagine
if people today took that much patience to put in that amount of detail. This
was a great thought by Emily and really got me to appreciate these buildings
even more.
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