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Domes

Domes. Pantheon, Rome 125 BCE. Figure 10-49 Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 118 – 125 CE. Pantheon built by Hadrian , emperor who was a lover of art and Greece. Temple of all Gods. Facade was traditional, interior was revolutionary.

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Domes

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  1. Domes

  2. Pantheon, Rome125 BCE

  3. Figure 10-49 Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 118 – 125 CE. Pantheon built by Hadrian , emperor who was a lover of art and Greece. Temple of all Gods. Facade was traditional, interior was revolutionary.

  4. Figure 10-50 Restored cutaway view and lateral section of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 118–125 CE. • Design is the intersection of two circles.

  5. Figure 10-51 Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 118–125 CE Coffers-sunken decorative panels helped support dome. Oculus-circular opening on the dome which symbolized the heavens.

  6. ART BEYOND THE WESTERN TRADITION Domes in the Islamic world

  7. Dome of Rock , Jerusalem, 692 Built on site sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslins because….. 1. Site of Temple of Solomon (later destroyed by Titus). 2. Adam buried here. 3. Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. 4. Muhammad journeyed to heaven from this spot and returned to Mecca.

  8. Interior of Dome of Rock Wooden dome Design borrows from Roman and Byzantine structures. Interior and exterior ornamentation is similar. Design suggests paradise.

  9. Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan 10th c. Muhammad opposed elaborate burials but……. Caliphs (Islamic rulers ) buried here. Aesthetic features include blind arcade, engaged columns, dome on cube and structure made of baked bricks.

  10. Mosque of Selim II Edirne, Turkey 16th c. Sinan the great brilliant Ottoman architect Minarets- An Islamic architectural feature-a tower that calls the faithful to worship.

  11. Interior of Mosque of Selim II

  12. Great Mosque, Isfahan, Iran 11th to 17th c. 4 vaulted iwans with largest (and domed one) indicating proper direction to pray.

  13. Figure 2-27 Palace of Shapur I, Ctesiphon, Iraq, ca. 250 CE. Iwan from Ch. 2 Ancient Near East Art

  14. Domes in India

  15. Taj MahalAgra, India 1632-1647 Height =width Dome height=facade height Taj - the crown-like dome.

  16. Throne of God perched above the gardens of paradise. Built by Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz.

  17. Qutb MinarDelhi, India 1311 238 foot minaret is the tallest in the world. First mosque in Northern India.

  18. Figure 6-7 Diagram and view from the south of the Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, third century BCE to first century CE

  19. Contemporary dome

  20. SuperdomeNew Orleans, La Designed in 1967 and completed in 1975. Still the largest fixed dome structure in the world. Built on Girod Street cemetery.

  21. Superdome during Hurricane Katrina “Shelter of last resort” housed over 30,000 people during the storm.

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