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  2. File:3. Part of the domes of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.jpg

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  3. Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia

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    [230] [231] The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.

  4. List of largest domes - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Omphalion - Wikipedia

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    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).

  6. History of Roman and Byzantine domes - Wikipedia

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    His Hagia Sophia and Church of the Holy Apostles inspired copies in later centuries. Cruciform churches with domes at their crossings, such as the churches of Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki and St. Nicholas at Myra, were typical of 7th and 8th century architecture and bracing a dome with barrel vaults on

  7. Architecture of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    The First National Architecture Movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı) was an architectural movement led by Turkish architects Vedat Tek (1873–1942) and Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (1870–1927). Followers of the movement wanted to create a new and "national" architecture, which was based on motifs from Seljuk and Ottoman architecture.

  8. Hagia Sophia, Edessa - Wikipedia

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    Its architecture is primarily known through a Syriac hymn in twenty-two strophes that describes the proportions and plans of the building quite precisely. [1] [3] [8] It is relatively similar to its contemporary "twin", the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, [1] although it differs in some aspects, such as its decorations, which are predominantly made of marble.

  9. List of Ottoman domes - Wikipedia

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    The mosque was rebuilt in its current form afterwards. The original dome was the largest Ottoman dome at the time of its construction, surpassed only by the Hagia Sophia's dome. [7] 25.4 83 Nuruosmaniye Mosque: Istanbul: 1755 In the present day, it is the third largest historic dome in Istanbul (after the Hagia Sophia and the Süleymaniye). [5 ...