DISCUSS: Best Domed Building - Page 4

Federicoft · April 24th, 2009, 01:09 PM

For the record, it was the first dome ever built.

Pincio · April 24th, 2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Federicoft

For the record, it was the first dome ever built.

And the biggest one.

Pincio · April 24th, 2009, 03:01 PM

BTW I prefer the "Cuppolone"

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Alargule · April 24th, 2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by disturbanist

Pantheon hands down.

It's not even a contest.

Agreed. Just the thought that they already had the knowledge and materials 2000 years ago to build this structure, let alone the fact that it has survived in pristine condition until this very day, is mind-boggling already.

balthazar · April 29th, 2009, 11:16 PM

how many great pics!
some different kind of dome:
Stupinigi- Torino

palazzetto dello sport-roma

(not so great but interesting, for me)

balthazar · April 30th, 2009, 01:16 AM

i think are really beautiful domes of persian and islamic central asian building, has anyone pics of them?

Mahratta · April 30th, 2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pincio

And the biggest one.

Actually, the Haghia Sophia has the largest dome in the world, followed by the Gol Gumbaz.

yusef · April 30th, 2009, 07:18 AM

del

yusef · April 30th, 2009, 07:45 AM

Taj Mahal, India
image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

yusef · April 30th, 2009, 09:13 AM

Sultan Ahmed Mosque also know as the Blue Mosque, Turkey
image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Pincio · April 30th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Actually, the Haghia Sophia has the largest dome in the world, followed by the Gol Gumbaz.

I mean the largest one.

Pantheon diameter: 43.4 metres
Florence Cathedral diameter: 42 metres
St. Peter Basilica diameter: 41.47 metres

Gol Gumbaz diameter: 37 metres
Hagia Soph diameter: 31.24 metres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._largest_domes

Federicoft · April 30th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Actually, the Haghia Sophia has the largest dome in the world, followed by the Gol Gumbaz.

Nope.
Hagia Sophia: 31 meters in diameter.
Pantheon: 43 meters in diameter.

Edit: Pincho was faster.

yusef · April 30th, 2009, 05:55 PM

Mosque Emir Abdelkader, Algeria
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image hosted on flickr

balthazar · April 30th, 2009, 06:45 PM

taj mahal and blue mosque are always fantastic in every details, excellent pics!
Nice the algerian mosque, It's structure looks more a christian church, strange.

bagak · May 1st, 2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pincio

I mean the largest one.

Pantheon diameter: 43.4 metres
Florence Cathedral diameter: 42 metres
St. Peter Basilica diameter: 41.47 metres

Gol Gumbaz diameter: 37 metres
Hagia Soph diameter: 31.24 metres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._largest_domes

So it means Istiglal Mosque in Jakarta has the largest dome, since it has 45 m diameter, representing the year of Indonesian Independence's year 1945.

Pincio · May 1st, 2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bagak

So it means Istiglal Mosque in Jakarta has the largest dome, since it has 45 m diameter, representing the year of Indonesian Independence's year 1945.

New Georgia Dome (1992)

diameter: 256 metres
Tensegrity structure

Louisiana Superdome (1975)

diameter: 207 metres
Structural steel frame.

yusef · May 1st, 2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by balthazar

taj mahal and blue mosque are always fantastic in every details, excellent pics!
Nice the algerian mosque, It's structure looks more a christian church, strange.

Taj Mahal is my favorite building hands down, just wish there were more interior shots around.

macpro · May 3rd, 2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pincio

New Georgia Dome (1992)

diameter: 256 metres
Tensegrity structure

Damn that's the ugliest dome i ever seen.....

luci203 · May 5th, 2009, 10:10 AM

I don't think stadiums and expo centers should be included...

Palace of Parliment, Bucharest.

While it have a "small" 42m dome, the sheer size of the building make it look insignificant.

Pincio · May 5th, 2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macpro

Damn that's the ugliest dome i ever seen.....

True

April 24th, 2009, 03:01 PM	#63
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yusef Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 199 Likes (Received): 1	Taj Mahal, India image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Last edited by yusef; April 30th, 2009 at 08:13 AM.

April 30th, 2009, 09:13 AM	#70
yusef Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 199 Likes (Received): 1	Sultan Ahmed Mosque also know as the Blue Mosque, Turkey image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

April 30th, 2009, 05:55 PM	#73
yusef Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 199 Likes (Received): 1	Mosque Emir Abdelkader, Algeria image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

April 24th, 2009, 01:09 PM	#61
Federicoft L'importante è la salute Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,432 Likes (Received): 427	For the record, it was the first dome ever built.

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balthazar User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: laputa Posts: 4,079 Likes (Received): 521	how many great pics! some different kind of dome: Stupinigi- Torino palazzetto dello sport-roma (not so great but interesting, for me)

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balthazar User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: laputa Posts: 4,079 Likes (Received): 521	i think are really beautiful domes of persian and islamic central asian building, has anyone pics of them?

April 30th, 2009, 06:45 PM	#74
balthazar User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: laputa Posts: 4,079 Likes (Received): 521	taj mahal and blue mosque are always fantastic in every details, excellent pics! Nice the algerian mosque, It's structure looks more a christian church, strange.

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luci203 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,613 Likes (Received): 47	I don't think stadiums and expo centers should be included... Palace of Parliment, Bucharest. While it have a "small" 42m dome, the sheer size of the building make it look insignificant.

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