Bochka roof or simply bochka (Russian: бочка, barrel) is the type of roof in the traditional Russian architecture that has…
Domes built in the 19th and 20th centuries benefited from more efficient techniques for producing iron and steel as well…
The construction of domes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries relied primarily on empirical techniques and oral traditions rather than…
Islamic rule over northern and central India brought with it the use of domes constructed with stone, brick and mortar,…
Italian renaissance domes were designed during the Renaissance period of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy. Beginning in Florence,…
Cultures from pre-history to modern times constructed domed dwellings using local materials. Although it is not known when or where…
An onion dome (Russian: луковичная глава, lúkovichnaya glavá; compare Russian: лук, luk, "onion") is a dome whose shape resembles an…
A dome is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise definition has been…
A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise…
A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof, usually supported on large carved brackets. It…