THE ROOF IN ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
The roof in Roman architecture. Roman architecture is the architectural style of the Central and Western Europe in the 11th – 12th centuries. Roman architecture is influenced by ancient Roman architecture and Byzantine architecture.
Because the technique wasn’t developed, the architectural plan had two main forms are round and square.
The Roman architecture has soft-curved dome with unique, exquisite pillar blocks. The roof material is natural rock or wood.
About structure, the work used many cradle vault and hemispherical dome. The parts in the roof were square, circle or cross.
The types of Roman architecture are churches, monasteries, houses and architectural defense of the feudal class.
Roman architecture had many advantages but didn’t have the gentle, the structure was not perfect. Therefore, the Gothique architecture appeared, brought the sublimation to the human architecture.
The typical types of roof in Roman architecture


