A dome is a hemispherical structure usually forming a ceiling or roof. Dome structures made of various materials have been used throughout history by several different civilizations. In the ancient Near East domes were made as tombs of solid mounds. The Inuit in the Arctic created their igloos from blocks of compacted snow, generally in the form of a dome.
Domes became technically significant with the introduction of the large-scale masonry hemispheres by the ancient Romans. The Sassanid Empire initiated the construction of the first large-scale domes in Persia while they regained popularity in Europe during the Renaissance and Baroque periods resulting in some of the most famous domes in the world.
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Saint Basil's Cathedral
The famously colorful St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow was built between 1534 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the Tatar strongholds of Kazan and Astrakhan. The building’s design has no analogues in Russian architecture and nothing similar can be found in centuries of Byzantine tradition before the cathedrals construction. Saint Basil’s Cathedral contains 9 onion domes, a type of dome that became the predominant form for church domes in Russia.
Domes became technically significant with the introduction of the large-scale masonry hemispheres by the ancient Romans. The Sassanid Empire initiated the construction of the first large-scale domes in Persia while they regained popularity in Europe during the Renaissance and Baroque periods resulting in some of the most famous domes in the world.
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Saint Basil's Cathedral
The famously colorful St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow was built between 1534 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the Tatar strongholds of Kazan and Astrakhan. The building’s design has no analogues in Russian architecture and nothing similar can be found in centuries of Byzantine tradition before the cathedrals construction. Saint Basil’s Cathedral contains 9 onion domes, a type of dome that became the predominant form for church domes in Russia.
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