Domes

As the piston drained the air away from the dome, he watched what happened. While the results of this experiments could be easily seen, there was an obvious controversy over the question of whether the device could truly empty everything from the dome. Boyle believed that that after the pump has taken the air from the dome, nothing is left inside of it. Therefore, he claimed that that his experiments showed that empty spaces can be…

between the two structures, that had any relevance to the time it was built. As for differences, the design of each building, while similar, definitely varied, especially with the Pantheon’s dome. According to this week’s reading in Wikipedia, “the Pantheon’s dome is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome”. That, itself sets the Pantheon aside from the Parthenon; it also set a standard as that building is over two thousand years old and it is still standing. There are also…

The main ones are Half Dome, El Capitan, and Glacier Point. The 8842 feet tall Half Dome got its name because it looks like a dome cut in half. El Capitan was sculpted by glaciers and made out of granite. Many people try to climb this challenging rock which is more than 5 times taller than the Empire State Building! Glacier Point…

is the open space at the center of the building, developed around a vertical axis. The Hagia Sophia is a prime example of Byzantine architecture, located in Istanbul, Turkey. The dome has the appearance of being suspended from heaven, which is considered the "Dome of Heaven". The clerestory windows placed beneath the dome allowed plenty of natural light to enter. The light illuminating on the gold mosaics throughout the interior created an ambiance of…

anything but, his name. The caged elevator comes to a stop, soon after Thomas came out of the elevator, he saw a lot of teenaged boys. They told him that their clan names were the “Glade.” When Thomas looked around, he noticed that everyone was inside the dome-shaped building. The leader named Alby tells Thomas that his presence in the Glade is a long story, so he won't tell him until he takes "the Tour" tomorrow. Alby gives him the tour…

seen before monument for her deceased husband. Architectural Aspects of this tomb is breathtaking, to say the least. Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, who was the chief architect, designed this tomb with inspiration from Persian Architecture. The Persian double dome on a high neck drum structure in the tomb was first of its kind in India. Lets begin our journey to the Humayun's Tomb…

Figure 1 shows a straw similar to what we used during our study. The dome test used a tray, 80 ml of each solution, two rulers and a straw. One ruler was placed in the tray with the solution to record the diameter of the dome and one was used to record the height of the dome. The 80 ml of solution was poured into the tray. One inventor puts one end of the straw into the tray of solution and blows through the other end for…

The purpose of this paper is the share the history and architecture of the Shah Mosque. The Shah Mosque is located in Isfahan, Iran due to the Shah Abbas moved the capital to the central city of Isfahan, this was the greatest decision in Persian history because they completely accent city and it has better farming and was safer still to this day. The mosque took 18 years to create and was finished in 1629 by Ustad Ali Akbar Isfahani, Ustad Fereydun Naini and Ustad Shoja Isfahani. The style of…

regarded as an usher of early High Renaissance. Both the Tempietto and Saint Peter’s Basilica use a central plan. Bramante did not want the Basilica to have a dome and wanted it to keep it just like his Tempietto. But, Bramante died before it was completed. Michelangelo took on the job in 1546 and introduced a simplified Greek plan with the actual dome. The transition between these plans are very apparent. Whereas Bramante’s drawings focused on the sharp-edged and the square outlines,…

period, regular forms with straight and circular lines were used to achieve harmony and calmness with the buildings. It was a response to the Renaissance Humanism movement. The idealistic style of this period was reflected in Maderno’s facade and the dome. As St Peter’s evolved, Baroque qualities came more prominent. More complex forms involving curves and ovals were introduced into the architectural forms and sculptures. This movement was a response to the Counter-Reformation…