This is the traditional business centre of Liverpool and remains a unique example of Victorian and Edwardian commercial development.The focus is Castle Street itself, with the fine Georgian Town Hall by John Wood of Bath, set at the north end of a monumental axis which previously stretched to the former Customs House at Canning Place. Architecture of Ancient Rome Roman Characteristics Influences Building Techniques: Arch, Vault, Dome Influence of Ancient Greece Use of Concrete Building Materials Temples Basilicas The Pantheon Theatres Amphitheatres Public Baths Triumphal Arches Bridges, Aqueducts Roman Roads Lighthouses Urban Planning, Houses, Residential Architecture Legacy Famous Roman Buildings Leaders of Ancient Rome most associated with architecture as a form of political and urban art, include: Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE) Tiberius (14-37) Caligula (37-41) Claudius (41-54) Nero (54-68) Vespasian (69-79) Titus (79-81) Domitian (81-96) Trajan (98-117) Hadrian (117-138) Antoninus Pius (138-161) Marcus Aurelius (161-180) Caracalla (211-217) Diocletian (284-305) Maxentius (306-312) Constantine I (306-337)Roman architecture, even more than the rest of Roman art, reflected the practical character, restless energy and organizational mindset of its creators.As the Roman Empire expanded to engulf not only the Mediterranean region but also large areas of Western Europe, Roman architects struggled to achieve two overriding aims: to demonstrate the grandeur and power of Rome, while also improving the life of their fellow citizens.Many of the houses have associations with famous people, and the quality of detailing of windows, doorcases, steps, balconies and other features both external and internal deserve close attention. The Rodney Street Conservation Area was designated on 31 July 1968 and extended on 17 November 1976.Hope Street contains a variety of building types, the finest group being Gambier Terrace dating from the 1830s. It is considered 'outstanding' in the national context by the Historic Buildings Council. 1 Upper Parliament Street was originally a doctor's surgery, the South Dispensary, serving the new areas of housing which were springing up around St.Contents Giles Gilbert Scott's Anglican Cathedral from Upper Parliament Street, with the arched entrance to John Foster's St.James' Cemetery on the right, and the earlier steps (centre) up to St.
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