Or maybe that modern engineering has not surpassed the roman use of the arch?
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Roman bridges were built with stone and had the arch as its basic structure.
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Roman aqueducts, also based on the arch, were commonplace in the empire and essential transporters of water to large urban areas.
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Roman bridges were among the first large and lasting bridges, built from stone with the arch as the basic structure.
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Roman engineers build monumental arches, amphitheatres, aqueducts, public baths, true arch bridges, harbours, dams, vaults and domes on a very large scale across their Empire.
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Roman culture resonates among modern building styles because of the structural mastering of the dome and the arch.