Architectural elements
Terrace in architecture
A terrace is an external, raised, open, flat area in either a landscape (such as a park or garden) near…
Kokoshnik in architecture
Kokoshnik (Russian: кокошник) is a semicircular or keel-like exterior decorative element in the traditional Russian architecture, a type of corbel…
Reflecting pool
A reflecting pool or reflection pool is a water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites. It usually…
Qa’a room
The Qa'a is a roofed reception room found in the domestic architecture of affluent residences of the Islamic world. It…
Shabaka window
Shabaka are stained glass windows made by national Azerbaijani masters, without glue or nails. Shabaka fill walls and window openings…
Mocárabe
Mocárabe, Honeycomb work, or Stalactite work (Arabic al-halimat al-'uliya, "the overhang") is an ornamental design used in certain types of…
Dikka
Dikka (from Arabic: دكة dikka) is a term in Muslim architecture for a tribune raised upon columns from which the…
Tajug
Tajug is a pyramidal or pyramid square (i.e. an equilateral square base with a peak) ornament which is usually used…
History of modern period domes
Domes built in the 19th and 20th centuries benefited from more efficient techniques for producing iron and steel as well…
History of early modern period domes
The construction of domes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries relied primarily on empirical techniques and oral traditions rather than…
History of South Asian domes
Islamic rule over northern and central India brought with it the use of domes constructed with stone, brick and mortar,…
History of Italian Renaissance domes
Italian renaissance domes were designed during the Renaissance period of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy. Beginning in Florence,…
History of early and simple domes
Cultures from pre-history to modern times constructed domed dwellings using local materials. Although it is not known when or where…
Onion dome
An onion dome (Russian: луковичная глава, lúkovichnaya glavá; compare Russian: лук, luk, "onion") is a dome whose shape resembles an…