Artmusic Photo Essay

De la Salle Canlubang University's Architecture and Ancient (Roman) Architecture

Ostium - Corresponded in general to the modern front hallway, the walls adorned with decorations and several rooms leading to various quarters. The hallway opened into the atrium, which was a large open room where guests were received.

Courtyard - These were built around two or three sides of a courtyard, one or two stories high. The other sides of the courtyard had high walls to keep out burglars. Today we use these courtyards for parking or outdoor social areas, but Roman people (who didn't have cars) used them for cooking, and for children to play in (social areas).

Roads - No other society has left such a lasting message of power and unity like the ancient Romans and their roads and bridges. The Romans ,in their prime, built thousands of miles of roads which stretched from Rome to Britain and from Carthage to Parthia. These roads were constructed "to last a century" and most lasted for two millennium and are still being used today.

Entablature - The entire unit of horizontal members above the columns in classical architecture such as Greek and Roman. Assemblage of horizontal moldings and bands supported by and located immediately above the columns of Classical buildings or similar structural supports in non-Classical buildings.

Columns -

Roman columns borrowed their designs and details heavily from Greek cultures. Several of the styles were blatantly copied, while others where adapted and combined to create new styles. Other cultures, including American culture, later copied Roman column designs. They are seen on modern structures as well as ancient buildings such as the ones seen here at the main entrance of our college.