Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...

Towering over it was a stone column 126 feet high ... Florea and his team have found evidence of Roman military know-how and Greek architectural and artistic influences. Using aerial imaging ...

Columns were used in Roman architecture in colonnades - rows of evenly spaced columns - which were common features on Roman buildings. The columns from Bar Hill are thought to have been on the ...

Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs ...