The bronze truss of the portico of the Pantheon in Rome / Dorothee Heinzelmann, Michael Heinzelmann
| Signatura | Copia | Colección |
|---|---|---|
| 11624 | Capítulo en monografía |
The portico of the Pantheon in Rome offered an extraordinary example of Roman engineering; a truss completely constructed of bronze. Although it was dismantled in 1625 on the orders of Pope Urban VIII, a large number of architectural drawings, including two particularly detailed sketches by Francesco Borromini, give evidence of its original structure. A current research project at the University of Cologne is dedicated to the investigation of the bronze truss, focussing on its history, design, construction technique, material properties and statics. The investigation is based mainly on an analysis of the traces left by the roof structure of the portico itself, using among other things a complete documentation by a high resolution laser scan; secondly it uses Borromini's drawings for a reconstruction, and finally one rivet, the only remnant of the ancient structure (today in the Antikensammlung Berlin), has been analysed to determine its chemical composition and reproduced in order to examine its physical properties.
P. 60-73.
Bibliografía: p. 73.
| Localización permanente | Código de barras | |
|---|---|---|
| Fundación Juanelo Turriano | 11624 |
The portico of the Pantheon in Rome offered an extraordinary example of Roman engineering; a truss completely constructed of bronze. Although it was dismantled in 1625 on the orders of Pope Urban VIII, a large number of architectural drawings, including two particularly detailed sketches by Francesco Borromini, give evidence of its original structure. A current research project at the University of Cologne is dedicated to the investigation of the bronze truss, focussing on its history, design, construction technique, material properties and statics. The investigation is based mainly on an analysis of the traces left by the roof structure of the portico itself, using among other things a complete documentation by a high resolution laser scan; secondly it uses Borromini's drawings for a reconstruction, and finally one rivet, the only remnant of the ancient structure (today in the Antikensammlung Berlin), has been analysed to determine its chemical composition and reproduced in order to examine its physical properties.
P. 60-73.
Bibliografía: p. 73.
