bulbous dome

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• Dome — For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). Domal redirects here. For domal consonants , see Retroflex consonant. Dome of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome crowned by a cupola. Designed primarily by Michelangelo, the dome was not completed until 1590 A …   Wikipedia

• Dome — • An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dome     Dome     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• dome — domelike, adj. /dohm/, n., v., domed, doming. n. 1. Archit. a. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. b. a domical roof or ceiling. c. a… …   Universalium

• Onion dome — Onion domes of Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. An onion dome (Russian: луковичная глава, lúkovichnaya glava) is a dome whose shape resembles the onion, after which they are named. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the… …   Wikipedia

• Salt dome — A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir.The salt that forms these domes was deposited within …   Wikipedia

• volcanic dome —    A steep sided, rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano, and forming a dome shaped or bulbous mass of congealed lava above and around the volcanic vent.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• onion dome — Archit. a bulbous, domelike roof ending in a sharp point, characteristically used in Russian Orthodox church architecture to cover cupolas or towers. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

• Al-Aqsa Mosque — al Aqsa redirects here. For other uses, see al Aqsa (disambiguation). Al Aqsa Mosque Masjid al Aqsa Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques — Hagia Sophia, an Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque on after Fall of Constantinople and since 1943 it has been converted into Museum …   Wikipedia

• Minaret of Israel — The Minaret of Israel (Arabic: ‎ Minarat Israil), also known as Minaret of the Tribes (Arabic: ‎ Minarat al Asbat), is one of the four minarets of the Temple Mount and is situated along the north wall.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Charminar — Char Minar  چار مینار Location Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India …   Wikipedia