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2. 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.

3. 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

4. Hagia Sophia, Monemvasia - Wikipedia

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   The dome. Hagia Sophia is a cross-in-square style church, topped with a dome. The main room measures 14x14 meters, while its dome is seven meters in diameter and has sixteen windows. [6] [7] The church belongs to the so-called Epirotic octagonal-room with dome type, and is considered to be one of its finest examples. [1]

5. List of tallest domes - Wikipedia

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   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).

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

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7. Hagia Sophia, Edessa - Wikipedia

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   The Basilica of Hagia Sophia of Edessa (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, meaning "Holy Wisdom") was an ancient Early Christian church and later a Byzantine basilica. It was constructed in the early 3rd century , destroyed in a flood in 525, and restored as a Byzantine basilica by Justinian I .

8. Ottoman architecture - Wikipedia

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   Thanks to the influence of the Hagia Sophia and early Ottoman mosque designs, the central dome was often accompanied with semi-domes and the transition from the base of the dome to the space below was typically accomplished through pendentives. [195] The focus on the central dome also led Ottoman architects to emphasize verticality in their ...

9. Yavuz Selim Mosque - Wikipedia

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   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.