Substruction

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Substructures under the Temple of Jupiter Anxur in Terracina

Substructure ( lat. Substructio : "sub-structure") is a technical term commonly used in archeology for the substructures of a building, a terrace etc., e.g. B. for the often enormous vault supports under Roman buildings.

literature

  • Gertraut H. Hüttner: Studies on Roman niche architecture . Brill, Leiden 1979, ISBN 90-04-05857-5 , pp. 157-165 .