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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. 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).

5. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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   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

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

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7. History of Roman and Byzantine domes - Wikipedia

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   The dome and semi-domes of the Hagia Sophia, in particular, were replicated and refined. A "universal mosque design" based upon this development spread throughout the world. [250] The first Ottoman mosque to use a dome and semi-dome nave vaulting scheme like that of Hagia Sophia was the mosque of Beyazit II.