8 sentences with 'dome'
Example sentences and phrases with the word dome and other words derived from it.
• « There, in the stillness that reigns under the dome of the mosque, my mind flies back to the past, to the six weeks I spent in prison. »
• « Filippo Brunelleschi became a prominent client of the Medici, and with their political and financial support he undertook the construction of what would become the largest free-standing domed structure in all of Europe: the dome of Florence Cathedral. »
• « By studying ancient Roman structures and employing his own incredible intellect, Brunelleschi built the dome in such a way that it held its internal structure together during the construction process. »
• « The dome was completed in 1413, crowning both his fame as an architect and the Medicis' role as the greatest patrons of Renaissance art and architecture at the time. »
• « The circular or rectangular buildings have a defining characteristic as a sacred place: the cone-shaped dome supported by a tall cylindrical drum. »
• « The church appears as a vast single space rising towards the large hemisphere of the dome; four semicircular apses arranged according to the arms of the cross open up in the walls. »
• « The four existing niches and the dome vault of the church are completely covered with frescoes. »