List of Largest Domes of Its Time - Famous Large Domes

Famous Large Domes

Below is a list of large domes which are considered particularly important for various reasons but have held never the title of the largest dome in the world.

Completed Diameter Name Location Builder Comment
ca. 64 13.48 m Domus Aurea Rome, Italy Roman Empire First dome with a polygonal ground plan (octagon). First in palace architecture
563 31.87 m Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire First pendentive dome in history. First completed in 537, rebuilt in 563 after earthquake. Architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus
1227 21.0 m long
16.9 m wide		 St. Gereon's Basilica Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Bishop or city? Oval shape. Largest occidental dome built between Hagia Sophia and the Duomo
1405 18.2 m Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi Türkistan, Kazakhstan Tamerlane Double dome
1436 42–45 m The Duomo Florence, Italy City state of Florence Architect Filippo Brunelleschi; first double-dome structure of the Renaissance, set the standards for all renaissance and baroque domes; to this day the largest brick and mortar dome ever built.
1557 27.2 m Süleymaniye Mosque Istanbul, Turkey Ottoman Empire Architect Mimar Sinan
1575 31.25 m Selimiye Mosque Edirne, Turkey Ottoman Empire Architect Mimar Sinan
1626 42.3m St Peter's Basilica Rome, Italy Holy See Architect Michelangelo Buonarotti; Worlds Tallest and Two Layer Dome
1641 17.7 m Taj Mahal Agra, India Mughal Empire
1710 30.8 m St. Paul's Cathedral London, England, United Kingdom Christopher Wren Double dome. The two domes are separated by a cone over the top of the inner which helps support the outer
1781 36.0 m St. Blaise's Abbey St. Blaise, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Pierre Michel d'Ixnard Third widest dome in Europe at the time of its construction
1871 36.6 metres (120 ft) Mosta Dome Mosta, Malta George Grognet de Vassé Third largest unsupported dome in the world
1894 31.0 m Marble Church Copenhagen, Denmark Frederick V Built from 1749 to 1894 by three different architects, with no construction done from 1770 to 1877
1904 15.24 m Rhode Island State House Providence, Rhode Island, United States Fourth-largest unsupported marble dome in the world.
1944 61.0 m V-2 Bunker La Coupole Wizernes, France Nazi Germany Reinforced concrete dome, 5m thick
1960 108 m Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines J. Amado Araneta Also known as the Big Dome, it opened as the world's biggest indoor venue in 1960.
1965 710 feet (216.4 m) Reliant Astrodome Houston, Texas, United States Hermon Lloyd & W.B. Morgan, and Wislon, Morris, Crain and Anderson Also known as the Astrodome, seated 62,439 football fans. Billed as "the Eighth Wonder of the World".
1988 51.8m Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Biggest mosque in Malaysia, second biggest in South East Asia. Also known as Blue Mosque. Can accommodate up to 16,000 worshippers
2005 21.3m Long Island Green Dome Baiting Hollow, New York Kevin Michael Shea Largest residential wood geodesic dome in North America. It is a home and attraction site advocating sustainable living.
2009 ? Medgidia clinker storage facility Medgidia, Romania World's largest clinker storage facility

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