dome: Roman and Byzantine Domes
Roman and Byzantine Domes
It was the Romans who first fully realized the architectural potentialities of the dome. The Roman development in dome construction culminated in the pantheon (2d cent.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Outstanding Domes
- Modern Domes
- Renaissance Refinements
- Roman and Byzantine Domes
- Early Domes
- Bibliography
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