Image RomaPalatinoCriptoporticoNeroniano.jpg thumb right 300px Cryptoporticus of Emperor Nero In Ancient Rome Ancient Roman architecture a cryptoporticus from Latin language Latin crypt a and portico porticus is a covered corridor or passageway. The usual English is cryptoportico . The cryptoportico is a semi subterranean gallery whose vault architecture vaulting supports portico structures aboveground and which is lit from openings at the tops of its arches. On sloping sites the open side of a cryptoporticus is often partially at ground level and supports a structure such as a Forum Roman forum or Roman villa , in which case it served as basis villae . It is often vault architecture vaulted ... Coimbra, Portugal The cryptoporticus of Coimbra , the old roman city of Aeminium , was built ... thus preserving it in perfect condition. Arles The cryptoporticus of Arles , dating from the 1st ... , and Bavay were used as granary granaries . The cryptoporticus at Arles is, however, too damp for prolonged ... thumb Cryptoportico in the Roman forum at Reims , built in the third century CE Reims The cryptoporticus ... well preserved for a Gallo Roman structure. Other places Other well known examples include the cryptoporticus of Hadrian s Villa and that of the House of the Cryptoporticus in Pompeii . A well preserved cryptoporticus is also located at the Papal Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo , Italy . In Rome , a cryptoporticus is located in the Catacomb of Priscilla , a remnant from a large Roman villa . References references File Castel Gandolfo Cryptoporticus.JPG thumb A view of the ancient cryptoporticus ... photo 8819.html A picture of a cryptoporticus at Hadrian Hadrian s Villa at Tivoli in Italy http www.artandarchitecture.org.uk images conway 507fe1aa.html A cryptoporticus at Chateau d Anet in Anet ... The cryptoporticus of Arles fr Category Ancient Roman architecture Category Rooms bg ca ... ja pt Criptop rtico sv Cryptoporticus ... more details
28 ref During the Middle Ages, the Bishop s palace in the city was built over the forum, and the cryptoporticus ... of Museums Aeminium publisher Mnmachadodecastro.imc ip.pt date accessdate 2011 10 28 ref The cryptoporticus ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Image File Arles Roman theater pillar ruins.jpg 270px imagecaption Ruins at the Roman theatre. State Party France Type Cultural Criteria ii, iv ID 164 Region List of World Heritage Sites in Europe Europe and North America Year 1981 Session 5th Link http whc.unesco.org en list 164 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments French Arles, monuments romains et romans ref http whc.unesco.org en decisions 983 Changes to Names of Properties ref is an area containing a collection of monuments in the city centre of Arles , France , that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. The official brief description for this as a World Heritage Site is blockquote Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus subterranean galleries date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence s major Romanesque monuments. ref name whs cite web title Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Description url http whc.unesco.org en list 164 ref blockquote The protected area covers 65 ha. The following buildings are located within this area ref http whc.unesco.org en list 164 multiple 1&unique number 182 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Multiple Locations ref Arles Amphitheatre The Roman theatre structure Roman theatre Cryptoporticus and Roman Forum Roman forum The Thermae Thermes of Constantine Ramparts of the Roman castrum The Alyscamps The Church of St. Trophime Roman exedra Mus on Arlaten References Reflist coord 43 40 39.5 N 4 37 50.5 E name Arles, ... more details
Image OdeonofagrippaAthensSitePlan.png thumb right 250px Floor plan of the original Odeon of Agrippa The Odeon of Agrippa was a large concert hall located in the centre of the Ancient Agora of Athens . It was built about 15 BCE , occupying what had previously been open space in the centre of the agora. It was a gift to the people of Athens by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , a Roman statesman and general. The two storey auditorium seated around 1,000 spectators and was equipped with a raised stage and marble paved orchestra. On three sides it was surrounded by a subterranean cryptoporticus with stoa stoae above. The building was decorated externally with Corinthian order Corinthian pilasters . The main entrance for spectators was originally on the south side of the building, with access from the terrace of the List of stoae Middle Stoa . The north facade only had a small portico to give access to the stage. Unfortunately the 25 metre of the auditorium eventually caused the roof to collapse in around 150 CE. The Odeon building Odeon was rebuilt as a smaller lecture hall, seating only 500 and a more elaborate facade was added to the north side. Its massive pillars were carved in the form of giants snake tails and tritons fish tails . The Odeon was finally destroyed in 267 CE by the Heruli Herulians . A sprawling palace was built on the site in the early 5th century CE with the pillars of the northern facade being used to create a monumental entrance. References Camp II, John McK. 2003 The Athenian Agora A Short Guide to the Excavations . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. ISBN 0 87661 643 0. See also commons Category Odeon of Agrippa Odeon of Agrippa List of Greco Roman roofs coord missing Greece Category Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens Category Roman Athens ca Od on d Agripa es Ode n de Agripa it Odeon di Agrippa nl Odeion van Agrippa pl Odeon Agryppy ... more details
File Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1986 029 02, Germania , Modell Gro e Halle .jpg thumb 250px Model of the Gro e Halle . The lang de Volkshalle People s Hall , also called lang de Gro e Halle Great Hall or lang de Ruhmeshalle Hall of Glory , was a huge dome d monumental building planned by Adolf Hitler and his architect Albert Speer for Welthauptstadt Germania Germania . The project was never accomplished. The word wiktionary Volk Volk had a particular resonance in Nazi thinking. The term v lkisch movement , which can be translated to English as the people s movement or the Folk folkish movement , derives from lang de Volk but also implies an otherworldly and eternal essence. Before the First World War , v lkisch thought had developed an attitude to the arts as the German lang de Volk that is, from an organically linked Aryan or Nordic race Nordic community lang de Volksgemeinschaft , racially unpolluted and with its roots in the Blood and soil German soil of the Heimat homeland . Hitler and Hadrian s Pantheon Image Bundesarchiv Bild 146III 373, Modell der Neugestaltung Berlins Germania .jpg thumb right 250px The Volkshalle s Great Dome can be seen at the top of this model of Hitler s plan for Berlin. For a location comparison, the Brandenburg Gate would have been located at the right on the street in front of the Volkshalle. Just as Augustus s house on the Palatine Hill Palatine was connected to the temple of Apollo , so Hitler s palace was to have been connected by a cryptoporticus to the Volkshalle, which filled the entire north side of the forum. This truly enormous building was, according to Albert Speer , ref name Speer, Erinnerungen, 167 Speer, Erinnerungen, 167. ref inspired by Hadrian s Pantheon, Rome Pantheon , which Hitler visited privately on May 7, 1938. But Hitler s interest in and admiration for the Pantheon predated this visit, since his sketch of the Volkshalle dates from about 1925. ref Giesler 325. ref Hermann Giesler records a conversation he had with H ... more details
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