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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