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The Florence Cathedral's dome has octagonal supporting walls, like the Dome of Soltaniyeh. The Dome of Soltaniyeh is the third largest brick dome in the world (after Florence Cathedral and Hagia Sophia). Hagia Sophia is older than the Dome of Soltaniyeh, but the Hagia Sophia is a single shell brick dome. [55] 1659 – 1937 44 140 Gol Gumbaz
Hagia Sophia: 7,960 [citation needed] 255,800 [39] 532–537 Istanbul Turkey: Eastern Orthodox Byzantine church constructed in 537; converted to a mosque. San Petronio Basilica: 7,920 [citation needed] 258,000 28,000 1390–1479 Bologna Italy: Catholic Cologne Cathedral: 7,914 [citation needed] 407,000 [40] 1248–1880 Cologne Germany: Catholic
First triple-shell structure with an intermediate cone supporting lantern and outer dome. [33] Church of Saint Sava: 64.85 m 64.85 m 68.5 m [34] 68.5 m 79 m [34] 30.16 m 35.16 m Belgrade Serbia: Second largest (by diameter) dome of the Orthodox Christianity (first by size among the active Orthodox church buildings).
Hagia Sophia, [a] officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, [b] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in AD 537, becoming the world's largest interior space and among the first to employ a fully pendentive dome.
At Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, there is a central dome, framed on one axis by two high semi-domes and on the other by low rectangular transept arms, the overall plan being square. This large church was to influence the building of many later churches, even into the 21st century.
Omphalion at the Hagia Sophia (2015) One of the most intriguing features of Hagia Sophia is a marble section of the floor known as the Omphalos. The Omphalos is located in the south-east quarter of the main square beneath the dome, exactly in the middle of the square. Each side measures 5.65 meters (18.5 feet).
Name City Country Age Notes Hagia Sophia: Constantinople (): Turkey: 6th c. Turned into a mosque after 1453, was a museum and now it is reverting to a mosque.
The interior plan of the mosque is a simple square room, 24.5 metres (80 ft) on each side, covered by a shallow dome 32.5 metres (107 ft) in height. [4] As with the Hagia Sophia , the dome is much shallower than a full hemisphere.