Roman Circus

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The circus was another open aired oval venue where people used to see horse and chariot racing. It first appeared in major cities around 500BC and worked it's way to the popularity it holds today. It was made out of mud-brick and stone and the people used to sit on a stair shaped seat. Usually it had a length of 245m to around 621m. Furthermore the venue could hold up over 15,000 people each time. It was developed from the Ancient Greek construction called the Stadium.

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Roman Amphitheatre

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The amphitheatre was a very important building in the Roman period throughout the Roman Empire. It was an open aired venue where people used to entertain themselves by watching gladiator fights, music and drama. It was usually built from stone or mud-brick and had a capacity of around 45,000 people in total. It also had a luxurious watching places especially for the government. 

  

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Giza Necropolis

22:08 Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Architecture, Egypt, Egyptian civilization, engraved illustrations, Giza Necropolis, mud-brick, Pharaohs, Pyramids of Giza No Comments

The Giza pyramids and others are thought to have been constructed to house the remains of the decreased Pharaohs who ruled over the great civilized ancient Egypt. Most construction theories are based on the idea that the pyramids were built by moving huge stones/mud-brick from a quarry and transporting those stones so that they could be lifted and placed into place. The pyramids are made out of mud-brick however was developed and made with stone in later stages. It was constructed so that it has an underground floor to store the tombs and treasure of the Pharaohs to show respect to them. It took 400,000 men 20 years to build.

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Ancient Egyptian Architecture

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The Nile valley (River Nile) has been one of the most influential and miraculous civilizations know to architecture, which developed a vast range of miscellaneous structures and buildings. Around about the 3rd Century BC the Egyptians started their own architectural style and started to build temples out of stone instead of mud-brick. They often illustrated figures of men, gods, kings and hieroglyphics on their buildings. That is where the tradition of engraved illustrations on buildings came from. They also were the first civilization to use columns, which in later stages were developed and became one of the most important discoveries made in the history of Architecture.

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Mesopotamian Architecture

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Mesopotamia is an ancient period of architecture which was founded in the 6th century BC around the area of Turkey. Mesopotamia developed the early stages of urban planning, courtyard and ziggurats. It also made mud-brick construction popular, which in later stages was used to build the Great Pyramids of Giza and stadiums such as The Olympic Stadium in Athens. Furthermore they also started using it more to build temples and walls. The Mesopotamian period saw a variety of great walls and beautiful gates that helped develop new structures and ideas in later periods of Architecture. 

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