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Dome

A dome (from Latin domus) is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a matter of controversy and there are a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to describe them.

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related to Arabic and Western European domes in the Middle Ages · 36
Dome → Abbasids, Alps, Although, Another, Arab Muslim, Blending, Byzantine, Cassino, Charlemagne, Constantinople, Early, In, Iraq, Islam, It, Italian, Italy, Its, Middle Byzantine, Milan
related to Italian Renaissance domes · 34
Dome → Baroque, Bernardo Rossellino, Bramante's, Brunelleschi's, De, Domenico Fontana, Europe, Filippo Brunelleschi's, Florence, Florence Cathedral, Florentine, France, Giacomo, Gothic, Greek, His, Italian, Italy, Leon Battista Alberti, Pantheon
related to Bulbous or onion dome · 33
Dome → An, Austria, Brighton Pavilion, Bulbous, Central Europe, Eastern European, Egypt, European, Examples, German, Germany, In Islamic, India, John Nash, Kazan Church, Kolomenskoye, Low Countries, Middle East, Near East, Netherlands
related to Oval dome · 32
Dome → Although, An, Asia Minor, Baroque, Chapel, Church, Cologne, Domes, Francesco Gallo, Gereon, If, Junterones, Latin, Melon, Middle Ages, Murcia, Murcia Cathedral, Ollas, Other, Oval
related to East Asian domes · 25
Dome → AD, Another, BC, Brick, Canton, Chinese, Eastern Han, Europe, Guangzhou Museum, Han, Henan, Henan Province, History, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum, It, Lei Cheng Uk Han, South China, The, These
related to South Asian domes · 25
Dome → BC, Because, Bihar, Buddhist, Cannanora, Centering, Domes, Examples, Ghantasala, Guntpalle, Hemispherical, Hindu, In, India, Indian, Islamic, Islamic India, Kerala, Malabar, Manappuram
related to Ancient Roman and Byzantine domes · 24
Dome → AD, Agrippa, Baths, BC, Centrally, Domes, Emperor Hadrian, Emperor Nero, Flavians, Foro, Hadrian, However, Modest, Pompeii, Roman, Roman Imperial, Rome, Segmented, Terme, Terme Stabiane
related to Russian domes · 24
Dome → Apostles, Builders, Byzantine, Christ, Christian, Christianization, Desyatinnaya Church, Early Modern, Examples, Indeed, Kiev, Kievan Rus, Like, Novgorod, Old Testament, Orthodox, Plentiful, Prophets, Russia, Russian
related to Early modern domes · 21
Dome → Austria, Baroque, Bavaria, Bohemia, Domes, Dutch, Eastern Europe, Europe, French, Germany, However, In, Italian, Lateral, Materials, Netherlands, Poland, Russian, Silesia, The
related to Cloister vault · 20
Dome → Aachen, Aachen CathedralOctagonal, Also, Antoninus, Baths, BC, Carthage, Drawing, Filippo Brunelleschi, Florence Cathedral, Monticello, Others, Palatine Chapel, Renaissance, Rome, Tabularium, The, Thomas Jefferson, United States, West

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domes architecture century used also domed built byzantine made shape use structures roman first base may early called central large

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Domeis abase level from which the dome rises and the0.90text
Domeis ageneric term that includes ribbed0.90text
Domeis agreater than hemispherical dome with a pointed top in an ogee profile0.90text
Domeis asurface formed by the rotation around a vertical axis of a semi-ellipse0.90text
Domeis asurface formed by the rotation around a vertical axis of a semicircle0.90text
Domeis adome of oval shape in plan0.90text
Domeis asurface formed by the rotation around a vertical axis of a sector of a parabola0.90text
Domeis adome whose shape resembles an onion0.90text
icosahedronsinstance ofThe structures are named for geodesics and are based upon geometric shapes0.80text
octahedrons or tetrahedronsinstance ofThe structures are named for geodesics and are based upon geometric shapes0.80text
a low rise to span ratio or covering a rectangular planinstance ofIn addition to semicircular sail vaults there are variations in geometry0.80text
the Sultan Ahmed I Mosqueinstance ofstarting with the Şehzade Mosque and seen again in later examples0.80text

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