Here are a few activities to explore Roman architecture:
See how high you can build this arch based on its architectural elements
View this short video about engineering the Pantheon. You can also explore this page about the Pantheon.
Look at forces at work using different building shapes like arches and triangles.
Check out this short video about using arches to build bridges, as the Romans did.
Finally, check out this virtual reconstruction of Rome at its peak population in 320 AD. (I think you will be floored by the sophistication and beauty of this city.) See if you can't recognize many of the works you've been studying in art history (including the Colassus of Constantine).
View this short video about engineering the Pantheon. You can also explore this page about the Pantheon.
Look at forces at work using different building shapes like arches and triangles.
Check out this short video about using arches to build bridges, as the Romans did.
Finally, check out this virtual reconstruction of Rome at its peak population in 320 AD. (I think you will be floored by the sophistication and beauty of this city.) See if you can't recognize many of the works you've been studying in art history (including the Colassus of Constantine).