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Why are there different styles of triangular porticos some are complete some are not complete triangles?
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What were most Greek temples surround by?
Greek temples were completely surrounded by porticos.
Did ancient Greece have windows?
Their houses were inwards looking - with blank outside walls and porticos inside.
Where would an ancient Roman garden be found in an ancient Roman house?
The peristylium (called peristyle in English), a garden surrounded by porticos, was at the back of the domus, the detached house of the rich.
Ancient Rome accomplishments building things?
The ancient Romans were great builders. Some of the things they constructed were the roads, aqueducts, temples, baths, porticos, the Colosseum and other arenas, the Circus Maximus, large luxurious villas, apartment buildings, and sewer systems.
What country is kiosk borrowed from?
The most immediate source is the French kiosque (17c.), which (along with German and Polish kiosk) derives from the Turkish koshk or kiöshk, meaning "pavilion, summer house," which, in turn, derives from from Persian kushk "palace, villa; pavilion, portico." The current use of the term probably references the form and appearance of some of the pavilions and porticos.
What did Octavian Agustus actually build?
The list of Augustus' building projects is a long one. The Temple of Apollo and the renovating of other temples, the Aqua Julia, libraries, a renovated sewer system, the Great Sundial, and various porticos. Many of these building projects were done by Marcus Agrippa, but they were credited to Augustus. A quote from Augustus was "I found Rome mud and left it Marble".
Thomas Jefferson based the Monticello on which Italian structure?
Thomas Jefferson based the design of Monticello, his estate in Virginia, on the architectural style of the Villa Rotonda, an Italian Renaissance villa located near Vicenza, Italy. The symmetrical layout and use of domes and porticos are elements that Jefferson incorporated into Monticello's design.
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 5th letter I and 6th letter C and 7th letter O?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -O--ICO-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 5th letter I and 6th letter C and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: porticos worricow
What are some eight letter words with 4th letter T and 6th letter C and 7th letter O and 8th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern ---T-COS. That is, eight letter words with 4th letter T and 6th letter C and 7th letter O and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: canticos misticos porticos
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter P and 3rd letter R and 4th letter T and 7th letter O?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern P-RT--O-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter P and 3rd letter R and 4th letter T and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: porticos
How did rich men live in the roman times?
Rich Romans lived on comfortable detached houses with a garden surrounded on all sides by porticos and a pond. They had a large number of slaves who performed some 40 different kinds of jobs. They lived an opulent live and liked to show off their wealth. The patricians (the aristocracy) were owners of large landed estates. They were a leisured group (they did not work) and were engaged in politics, intellectual pursuits and writing and were patrons of the arts. The equites (cavalrymen, the second highest social rank) were an entrepreneurial group of bankers, money lenders and investors in shipping and mining. Some equites were high civil servants.
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 6th letter C and 7th letter O and 8th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern -O---COS. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 6th letter C and 7th letter O and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: moriscos moroccos porticos tobaccos touracos
