Of course, many of the architectural elements created throughout the Roman Empire never died. “Roman architecture is alive and well today,” says Kiernat. “In San Francisco, where our firm ...

The symmetrical, Roman-inspired architecture makes a grand statement with its Federal-style elements. The Oval Office is yet another example of Federal-style design, which oftentimes featured oval ...

“Even in Roman Caesarea, such architectural elements were made of local stone covered with white plaster to appear like marble. Here we are talking about genuine marble.” For more on Roman ...

A key discovery to understanding the longevity and endurance of Roman architectural concrete has been made by an international and interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers using beams of X ...

They were built during the Roman Empire to bring water from nearby ... What these stories tell us is that fountains as freestanding elements were there for a purpose, not just decoration.