Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of ... the stones in the rest of the structure stay together by the sheer force of their own weight. The New River bridge Today materials like steel ...

Three experts weigh in on the architectural style that defined Europe for centuries and continues to inspire buildings today ...

This idea isn’t new—it goes back thousands of years. The Romans and Mesopotamians built arches that used compression to ...

while high arches indicate independence and intellectual curiosity. This fascinating exploration of foot structure reveals whether you may lean toward group activities or solitary pursuits ...

while the arches remained. Ibsix’s Gabriel Iglesias suggests that it won’t be gone for long, however. The theory is that they too were never intended to be a permanent structure, and so were ...