octagonal 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 — /doʊm / (say dohm) noun 1. Architecture a. a large, hemispherical, approximately hemispherical, or spheroidal vault, its form produced by rotating an arch on its vertical radius. b. a roof of domical shape. c. a vault or curved roof on a… …  

• Dome (disambiguation) — Dome in architecture : ribbed hemispherical dome resting on an octagonal drum in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also called the Mosque of Uqba), city of Kairouan, Tunisia. A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the… …   Wikipedia

• Dome of the Rock — Not to be confused with Al Aqsa Mosque or Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem). The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount …   Wikipedia

• Dome of the Rock — Islam. a shrine in Jerusalem at the site from which Muhammad ascended through the seven heavens to the throne of God: built on the site of the Jewish Temple. Cf. Isra , Mi raj. * * * or Mosque of Omar Oldest existing Islamic monument. It is… …   Universalium

• DOME —    The dome, which is created from an arch turned on its axis 360 degrees, is traditionally considered one of the most important Ancient Roman architectural inventions. Although round temples were not new to Ancient Rome, the Pantheon, when it… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Dome of the Prophet — The Dome of the Prophet (Arabic: فبة النبي‎) also known as the Dome of Gabriel (Qubbat Jibril) is a free standing dome in the northern Temple Mount (Haram ash Sharif) in Jerusalem that serves as a symbolic monument rather than a religious… …   Wikipedia

• List of octagonal buildings and structures — Plan of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem …   Wikipedia

• Florence Cathedral — Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Italian) Basilica Sanctae Mariae Floris (Latin) …   Wikipedia

• building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …   Universalium

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism