domes

List of Domes

  • Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro Bologna, Italy 5th, 11th cent.

    Originally built in the 5th century over a Temple of Isis, this octagonal brick structure was patterned after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It was modified in the 11th century.

  • Idaho State Capitol Boise, Idaho 1905-20

    Constructed from 1905 to 1920, with major renovations in 2006, the Idaho State Capitol features a Neoclassical style designed by prolific Boise architect John E. Tourtellotte. The top of its dome, inspired by St.

  • Institut de France Paris, France 1662-88

    Located on the Left Bank of the Seine, at the opposite end of Pont des Arts from the Louvre Museum, the Institut de France is a collection of academies of arts and sciences founded in 1795.

  • Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano Bologna, Italy 1516

    Located at the base of the Two Towers of Bologna, this Renaissance church with an elegant copper dome and slender bell tower was consecrated in 1516.

  • Temple Beth Israel Portland, Oregon 1926-28
  • Octagon England

    The unique Octagon lantern over the crossing took 14 years to build, weighs 200 tons, and exerts a perfect perpendicular downward thrust. By 1340, its roof was covered in lead and its ceiling was carved and painted.

  • Pantheon Dome

    The Pantheon's huge dome is a perfect hemisphere of cast concrete, resting on a solid ring wall. Coffers cut in the inside add visual interest, but more importantly, reduce the load of the dome. .

  • Dome

    The great central dome of St. Peter's Basilica was designed by Michelangelo. It is made of brick and is 42.3 m in interior diameter (making it almost as large as the Pantheon's roof), rising to 120 m above the floor.