Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Week #5- Daily #4- Please take a picture of something in your own neighborhood or town that appears to have been influenced by Ancient Rome.

Roman Column
http://www.tin-ceiling-tiles.com
/romanionic_Columns.htm

My House's Column


Does anyone else see a resemblance? I think that the column on my front porch that supports my house was made from the influence of Roman architecture. It mostly resembles the Roman Doric Column.
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  1. Sam FoardMarch 24, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    This is a very good example of how our culture was influenced by Rome. Here is a website wit many more objects that have also been influenced.
    http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/ancient_roman_inventions.htm

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  2. Katherine FlaniganMarch 24, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Wow, I have nothing around my house that is linked to Rome and this is a great influence of Roman architecture. Here's a cool website that you can check out for more ideas... http://www.2020site.org/rome/

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