Dome

by Tabbaa, Yasser

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A dome is an architectural feature that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere, a rounded vault covering an interior space. Highlighting the functional and expressive dimensions of the dome rather than its technical features, this article begins with a brief etymology, with the sections that follow organised according to the four main functional types of domes used in the Islamic lands: religious, funerary, palatial, and utilitarian. 1. Etymology Qubba (pl. qibāb or qubāb ) is the most com…

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A dome is an architectural feature that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere, a rounded vault covering an interior space. Highlighting the functional and expressive dimensions of the dome rather than its technical features, this article begins with a brief etymology, with the sections that follow organised according to the four main functional types of domes used in the Islamic lands: religious, funerary, palatial, and utilitarian. 1. Etymology Qubba (pl. qibāb or qubāb ) is the most common word for dome in Arabic. The term may have been derived

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1865

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eng Islam

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Tabbaa, Yasser

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