Velarium (retractable awning system)
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The Velarium was an enormous retractable canvas awning system used in ancient Roman amphitheaters, most famously the Colosseum, to shade spectators from the sun.
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| instanceOf |
Roman architectural feature
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retractable awning system → |
| associatedWith |
Roman naval expertise
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| category |
Roman engineering
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Roman entertainment architecture → |
| constructionType |
tensile fabric structure
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| controlledExposureTo |
sunlight
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| coverage |
partially covered the arena and seating
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| designedFor |
spectators in amphitheaters
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| etymology |
Latin word "velum" meaning sail or curtain
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| featureOf |
Flavian Amphitheater
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| functionedDuring |
public spectacles
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| historicalSignificance |
example of advanced Roman crowd-comfort engineering
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| influenced |
later awning and canopy designs
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| locationPeriod |
ancient Rome
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| material |
canvas
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| operatedBy |
Roman sailors
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| operationalMode |
retractable
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| partOf |
infrastructure of Roman games
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| provided |
shade
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| purpose |
to provide shade for spectators
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| relatedTo |
Colosseum seating comfort
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| required |
complex rigging system
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| scale |
enormous
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| similarTo |
modern stadium retractable roofs
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| supportedBy |
masts around the amphitheater rim
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network of ropes and pulleys → |
| usedIn |
Colosseum
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ancient Roman amphitheaters → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Colosseum
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