22-03-2024, 11:19 AM
Onion-domed buildings were not completely unknown in Europe.
The Basilica of San Marco in Venice
St Mark's Basilica
Basilica di San Marco
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Also, in the first half of the thirteenth century, the original low-lying brick domes, typical of Byzantine churches, were surmounted with higher, outer shells supporting bulbous lanterns with crosses.[43] These wooden frames covered in lead provided more protection from weathering to the actual domes below and gave greater visual prominence to the church.[44][45][46] Various Near-Eastern models have been suggested as sources of inspiration and construction techniques for the heightened domes, including the Al-Aqsa and Qubbat aṣ-Ṣakhra mosques in Jerusalem and the conical frame erected over the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the early thirteenth century.
The Basilica of San Marco in Venice
St Mark's Basilica
Basilica di San Marco
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Also, in the first half of the thirteenth century, the original low-lying brick domes, typical of Byzantine churches, were surmounted with higher, outer shells supporting bulbous lanterns with crosses.[43] These wooden frames covered in lead provided more protection from weathering to the actual domes below and gave greater visual prominence to the church.[44][45][46] Various Near-Eastern models have been suggested as sources of inspiration and construction techniques for the heightened domes, including the Al-Aqsa and Qubbat aṣ-Ṣakhra mosques in Jerusalem and the conical frame erected over the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the early thirteenth century.
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