Dome

Examples of Dome in the following topics:

• Arches, Vaults, and Domes

  • The inclusion of domes represents a wider sense of the word vault.
  • These are sometimes called false domes.
  • True, or real, domes are formed with increasingly inward-angled layers of voussoirs which have ultimately turned 90 degrees from the base of the dome to the top.
  • A dome can be thought of as an arch revolved around its vertical axis.
  • Explain the architectural structure and purpose of arches, vaults, and domes.

• Architecture in the Early Byzantine Empire

  • Like most Byzantine churches of this time, the Hagia Sophia is centrally-planned, with the dome serving as its focal point.
  • The nave is covered by a central dome which at its maximum is over 180 feet from floor level and rests on an arcade of 40 arched windows.
  • The pendentives implement the transition from the circular base of the dome to the rectangular base below, restraining the lateral forces of the dome and allow its weight to flow downwards.
  • At the western entrance side and eastern liturgical side are arched openings extended by half domes of identical diameter to the central dome, carried on smaller semi-domed exedras.
  • A hierarchy of dome-headed elements built to create a vast oblong interior crowned by the central dome, with a span of 250 feet.

• Florence in the Late 1400s

  • He is perhaps most famous for his discovery of perspective and for engineering the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also include other architectural works, sculpture, mathematics, engineering, and even ship design.
  • The dome, the lantern (built 1446–ca.1461), and the exedra (built 1439-1445) occupied most of Brunelleschi's life.
  • Brunelleschi used more than 4 million bricks in the construction of the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
  • Brunelleschi dedicated much of his life to the completion of the Florence Cathedral's dome.

• Rome

  • Rome remains the world's epicenter of classical architecture, and ancient Romans are considered innovators of the arch and the dome.
  • Rome remains the world's epicenter of classical architecture, and ancient Romans are considered the innovators of foundational architectural forms, such as the arch and the dome.
  • The dome permitted Romans to construct vaulted ceilings and provided covering for large public spaces like baths and basilicas.
  • The Romans based much of their architecture on the dome, such as Hadrian's Pantheon in the city of Rome .
  • Massive buildings soon followed, with great pillars that supported broad arches and domes, rather than dense lines of thin columns suspending flat architraves.

• Mughal Dynasty

  • Four minarets frame the tomb, one at each corner of the plinth facing the chamfered corners.The marble dome that surmounts the tomb is the most spectacular feature.
  • Because of its shape, the dome is often called an onion dome or amrud (guava dome).
  • The shape of the dome is emphasised by four smaller domed chattris (kiosks) placed at its corners, which replicate the onion shape of the main dome.
  • Tall decorative spires (guldastas) extend from edges of base walls, and provide visual emphasis to the height of the dome.
  • The dome and chattris are topped by a gilded finial, which mixes traditional Persian and Hindustani decorative elements.

• Renaissance Architecture in Florence

  • Known as the Duomo, the dome was engineered by Brunelleschi to cover a spanning in the already existing Cathedral.
  • The dome retains the Gothic pointed arch and the Gothic ribs in its design.
  • The dome is structurally influenced by the great domes of Ancient Rome such as the Pantheon, and it is often described as the first building of the Renaissance.
  • It remains the largest masonry dome in the world and was such an unprecedented success at its time that the dome became an indispensable element in church and even secular architecture thereafter.
  • The Florence Cathedral is the first example of a true dome in Renaissance architecture.

• Renaissance Architecture

  • Although studying and mastering the details of the ancient Romans was one of the important aspects of Renaissance architectural theory, the style also became more decorative and ornamental, with a widespread use of statuary, domes, and cupolas.
  • The dome is used frequently in this period, both as a very large structural feature that is visible from the exterior, and also as a means of roofing smaller spaces where they are only visible internally.
  • Domes had been used only rarely in the Middle Ages, but after the success of the dome in Brunelleschi's design for the Florence Cathedral and its use in Bramante's plan for St.
  • Peter's Basilica in Rome, the dome became an indispensable element in Renaissance church architecture and carried over to the Baroque.
  • The Dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome is often cited as a foundational piece of Renaissance architecture.

• Islamic Architecture

  • Building reached its peak in the 16th century when Ottoman architects mastered the technique of building vast inner spaces surmounted by seemingly weightless yet incredibly massive domes, and achieved perfect harmony between inner and outer spaces, as well as articulated light and shadow.
  • They incorporated vaults, domes, square dome plans, slender corner minarets, and columns into their mosques, which became sanctuaries of transcendently aesthetic and technical balance and may be observed in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Dome of the mihrab (9th century) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, in Kairouan, Tunisia
  • The Blue Mosque represents the culmination of Ottoman construction with its numerous domes, slender minarets and overall harmony.

• Architecture under the Nervan-Antonines

  • The most unusual aspect of the Pantheon is its magnificent coffered dome, which was originally gilded in bronze.
  • The concrete dome, which provided inspiration to numerous Renaissance and Neoclassical architects, spans over 142 feet and remains the largest unreinforced dome today.
  • At the center of the dome is a large oculus that lets in light, fresh air, and even rain.
  • The domes of the steam baths have circular holes on the apex to allow steam to escape.
  • The Pantheon is an architectural innovation with a magnificent concrete, unreinforced dome.

• Islamic Calligraphy

  • The interior of The Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem, 691), for example, features calligraphic inscriptions of verses from the Qur'an as well as from additional sources.
  • The interior of The Dome of the Rock features many calligraphic inscriptions, from both the Qur'an and other sources, demonstrating the importance of calligraphy in Islamic art and its use in several different medias.