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    Domed Roof Case Study

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    Jamal_al_sudany@yahoo.com Abstract— Domes were used extensively to cover the roofs of buildings, particularly mosque buildings; The purpose of this paper was to examine the role of the formation of domed roof of the thermal behavior of a relationship determines the most efficient in the shape of a hot, dry climate of Iraq, Baghdad, This research method is based on field research and simulation modeling to investigation this aim, By comparing the number of elected domes, where it has been…

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    futuristic story is about a boy named Brock who lives in a dome. He does research outside of the dome, and discovers a living dog. This story is written by Catherine Patterson. I liked this story and hope to read more stories by this author. I felt like I could connect to this story because of the setting and the characters. The plot of this story is Brock decided to do research outside and finds a living dog. He takes the dog back to the dome and names her Brog. Brock takes care of her,…

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    The domes that they engineered and built were free standing vaulted domes that did not need cross beams or columns. The columns served their purpose of supporting the roof but did not provide much interior space. Domes solve this problem as they're an extremely strong structure by nature and also create a large area of open space; great for public buildings. A good modern example of this is the Capital Building in Washington DC. Romans based much of their architecture on the dome, such as…

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    Capitol Building History

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    back in the 1800s. The first thing you notice when you see the building for the first time are the massive columns, which are located at the entrance. There are eight columns at the entrance, but as you look towards the dome, there are almost 18 columns that help support the dome, which is the cupola. Next, there are two wings that are opposite of the Capitol Rotunda known as the North and South wings. According to my tour guide, those two wings represent the balance that is brought to the…

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    Romans were known for creating massive buildings due to the more larger amount of population versus the Greek. The world's largest unsupported Dome is the Pantheon, Rome. The Pantheon architecture was advanced in their time. Despite the surface of the Pantheon, it symbolizes the Ancient Rome religion by the cosmos, planetary gods, and the sun and moon. The Pantheon was straight forward with its meaning towards religion. “Pan” meaning everything and “theon” meaning divine. Therefore,…

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    named Brock chooses to leave the dome. While out there, he finds a dog and brings it back to the dome. The lesson that I learned from this story is to follow your own instincts. I liked this book because the main character is interesting, and is an adventurist. The plot is a bit weird, but overall it was a good story. Brock decided to leave the dome to do research. Outside, he finds a real dog next to its dead mother. He names it Brog, and he takes it back to the dome. Scientists threaten to…

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    Filippo was the principal Renaissance engineer, his most celebrated work was The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore and the disclosure of point of view. Filippo Brunelleschi is known as the originator of the Renaissance building style. Brunelleschi was a problem solver, he was an understudy to a goldsmith, he was sculptor, design, classicist, and a creator. Just a couple of men have left an inheritance as amazing as Filippo Brunelleschi, taking care of complex issues of building and statics was…

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    Follows the creation of the Florentine dome and how the Renaissance was influenced by the revival of classical knowledge of architecture Sources/Research: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/il-duomo/mueller-text “What we know for sure is that another candidate, a short, homely, and hot-tempered goldsmith named Filippo Brunelleschi, promised to build not one but two domes, one nested inside the other, without elaborate and expensive scaffolding.” “His dome would consist of two…

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    Europe developed new, Western styles of architecture. The Byzantines have developed many systems and techniques in order to give their style a unique finish unlike the other ancient styles, to do this various methods were invented, for instance, the domes, square plans, rounded arches, spikes, mosaics and columns. Through this Byzantines have achieved their own unique style which then was demonstrated in many…

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    Hosios Lukas

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    the late 10th century to house the relics of Hosios Loukas. It was named the ‘Theotokos Church’. This church has a quincunx design which is also known as the cross-in-square or crossed-dome design. A quincuncial plan consists of nine bays where the central bay and the four bays at the corners are covered with domes or groin vaults, while the other four are covered with barrel vaults. In the early 11th century, the second church…

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