Domes were a characteristic element of the architecture of Ancient Rome and of its medieval continuation, the Byzantine Empire. They had widespread influence...

Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established...

list of Roman domes. The Romans were the first builders in the history of architecture to realize the potential of domes for the creation of large and well-defined...

symbolic meaning of the dome has developed over millennia. Although the precise origins are unknown, a mortuary tradition of domes existed across the...

Renaissance domes were a development of Romanesque domes and inspired by ancient Roman models, with the domes of medieval Islam also a potential influence. Florence...

Persian domes or Iranian domes have an ancient origin and a history extending to the modern era. The use of domes in ancient Mesopotamia was carried forward...

China General: List of Roman domes History of Roman and Byzantine domes List of largest domes List of tourist attractions in Rome Although the spelling Pantheon...

of Roman emperors History of the Byzantine Empire Regnal numbers were never used in the Byzantine Empire. Instead, the Byzantines used nicknames and patronymics...

sporadic examples of early domed structures have been discovered. Brick domes from the ancient Near East and corbelled stone domes have been found from...

while domes were frequently employed in Ottoman architecture at the same time. Baroque and Neoclassical architecture took inspiration from Roman domes. Advancements...