Throughout the semester in object as history class, I learned many of historical artifacts and how is artifacts influences the new design in twenty-one centuries. The most interesting to me is the arch through out from Ancient Rome to Gothic. Arch is the joint name；a kind of excellent vertical load-bearing structure, which developed in the hands of ancient Rome with concrete technology, created the unique architectural form of ancient Rome, and deeply influenced the whole Europe, even the whole world. Arch structure is mainly divided into barrel vault and groin vault: the cross arch can be regarded as a combination of two crossed arches, and its main advantage is that it can spread the force equally among the four pillars.The four floors of the Colosseum are supported by arched structures. The pantheon has a facade similar to that of ancient Greek architecture (both beam-column structures)but the interior is a classic arch (such as the great dome and the domes below). Furthermore, people understand how the arch was be create and artists were design the arch more creative such as Gothic style arch. Gothic style of architecture has always been committed to the top arch structure, prompting them to develop its arch, the pointed arch is different from the Roman circular dome or circular arch door there is a heart stone arch (Keystone), because of the structure, the pointed arch is the pillar stress will be open to both sides, so you need to in the middle of the pillar with a brace against a pillar. This arch which can influence me to my future design such as how the exterior of window in my project and creates a moment that relate to the history artifacts.
Colosseum
example of Gothic style arch