- Also
called domical vaults (a term
sometimes also
applied to sail vaults),
polygonal domes,
coved domes,
gored domes,
segmental domes (a term sometimes...
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throughout the structure,
making geodesic domes able to
withstand very
heavy loads for
their size. The
first geodesic dome was
designed after World War I by Walther...
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basaltic and
andesitic domes weather fast and
easily break apart by
further input of
fluid lava, most of the
preserved domes have high
silica content...
- any of the
above records.
Architecture portal List of
tallest domes List of
Roman domes Treasury of
Atreus at
Structurae Robert Mark, Paul Hutchinson:...
- Liu,
Guiping & Kulesa,
Craig (2009). "Where Is the Best Site on Earth?
Domes A, B, C, and F, and
Ridges A and B".
Publications of the
Astronomical Society...
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dome was created,
sporadic examples of
early domed structures have been discovered.
Brick domes from the
ancient Near East and
corbelled stone domes have...
- 67°16′13″W / 18.3641129°N 67.2701808°W / 18.3641129; -67.2701808
Domes Beach (Playa
Domes) is on the
northwest point of
Puerto Rico, in Rincón and known...
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helmet domes (for example,
those of the
Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir),
Ukrainian pear
domes (St
Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv), and
Baroque bud
domes (St Andrew's...
- Venice, with its five
domes on
pendentives modeled on the
Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles, was
built from 1063 to 1072.
Domes on pendentives, apparently...
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Granite domes are
domical hills composed of
granite with bare rock
exposed over most of the surface. Generally,
domical features such as
these are known...