List Of Largest Domes Of Its Time
Domes are in architectural terms particularly demanding structures. A dome may be defined as a self-supporting structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere; this definition excludes structures such as The O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) in London which is 365 m (1,198 ft) in diameter and supported by masts.
This article tries to list all domes in the world which were the largest domes of its time. The defining criterion is in each case the inner diameter of the largest circular cross-section of the dome.
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