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April 14th, 2013, 04:51 PM
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Persian King of Kings
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The World's Top Ten Domes
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10. Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan image hosted on flickr  9. Reichstag, Berlin image hosted on flickr  8. Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence image hosted on flickr  7. Shah Mosque, Isfahan image hosted on flickr  6. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem image hosted on flickr  5. Pantheon, Rome  4. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome image hosted on flickr  3. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul image hosted on flickr  2. Taj Mahal, Agra image hosted on flickr  1. Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow image hosted on flickr 
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April 14th, 2013, 05:18 PM
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Public Enemy №1
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All are beautiful
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April 14th, 2013, 05:24 PM
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think 想 大 big!
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April 15th, 2013, 10:29 PM
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Allegro molto sostenuto
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I agree with the list, but maybe taj mahal must be first
beautiful everyone!
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April 15th, 2013, 10:32 PM
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hubba hubba
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And the biggest of them all:
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April 16th, 2013, 08:12 AM
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on Adriatic shore
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Firenza my no 1
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April 16th, 2013, 09:10 AM
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In Search of Sanity
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 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...9QEwBQ&dur=507 Probably good they never built it because of what that would have meant for Europe, but still it would have been spectacular. |
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April 16th, 2013, 09:17 AM
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In Search of Sanity
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_City_Hall The dome was modeled on the Dome des Invalides in Paris which is pretty spectacular itself:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides
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April 16th, 2013, 11:33 AM
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Persian King of Kings
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From the Interior!
Lotfollah Mosque: image hosted on flickr  Reichstag: image hosted on flickr  Santa Maria del Fiore: image hosted on flickr  Shah Mosque: image hosted on flickr  Dome of the Rock: image hosted on flickr  Pantheon: image hosted on flickr  St. Peter's Basilica: image hosted on flickr  Hagia Sophia: image hosted on flickr  Taj Mahal:  Saint Basil's Cathedral: image hosted on flickr 
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April 16th, 2013, 11:43 AM
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Public Enemy №1
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Allways loved persian architecture 
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April 16th, 2013, 02:58 PM
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Persian King of Kings
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I think this one could be also among the top ten:
The world's tallest brick dome, Soltaniyeh: 
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April 16th, 2013, 10:25 PM
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I second the US capitol.
 
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April 16th, 2013, 10:29 PM
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alright, kick-ass
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St Peters is the best, in terms of the best mix of size and design. When you have Michelangelo amongst your architects it's hard to top.
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You had me at meat tornado. |
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April 17th, 2013, 10:39 AM
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Persian King of Kings
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Another view from the Interior.
Lotfollah Mosque: image hosted on flickr  Reichstag: image hosted on flickr  Santa Maria del Fiore: image hosted on flickr  Shah Mosque: image hosted on flickr  Dome of the Rock: image hosted on flickr  Pantheon: image hosted on flickr  St. Peter's Basilica: image hosted on flickr  Hagia Sophia: image hosted on flickr  Taj Mahal: image hosted on flickr  Saint Basil's Cathedral: image hosted on flickr 
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April 17th, 2013, 11:56 AM
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 http://www.pbase.com/mr_jason/image/112631415.jpg  http://www.bestourism.com/img/items/big/7728/St-Basil-s-Cathedral_Cathedral-interior_13736.jpg Some better views of the interieur of St. Basil's |
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April 18th, 2013, 05:01 AM
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High in the sky
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Not sure if I'd put the Reichstag on the list.
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April 20th, 2013, 11:11 PM
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Allegro molto sostenuto
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Numenore Last Warriors iψt = −˝ψxx + V(x)ψ + κ|ψ|2ψ Cualquier duda , no duden en contactarme , aunque claramente deben dudar en contactarme para que se cumpla el requisito de todo tipo de dudas Battletag: PeregrinTuk#1858
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April 21st, 2013, 03:03 AM
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Although not a dome from the outside... America's largest 1920s Movie Palace...the 5,174 seat Detroit Fox Theatre has a shallow dome
170 ft. across, and 105 ft. high. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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April 21st, 2013, 01:43 PM
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Whatever
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