Domes first appeared in South Asia during medieval period when it was constructed with stone, brick and mortar, and iron dowels and cramps. Centering was...

Persian domes or Iranian domes have an ancient origin and a history extending to the modern era. The use of domes in ancient Mesopotamia was carried forward...

as an overview of and topical guide to the history of South Asia: History of South Asia – South Asia refers to the broader region in and around the historical...

list of dome structures that have been the largest dome in the world. First stint as largest dome only, may have gaps due to destructions. Domes no longer...

innovation in the later fifteenth century. Renaissance domes were a development of Romanesque domes and inspired by ancient Roman models, with the domes of medieval...

Historicism History of architectural engineering History of architecture History of domes in South Asia History of early and simple domes History of early modern...

type of Indian architecture borrowed from was Mughal architecture, or its Rajput palace version. Indo-Persian culture History of domes in South Asia Harle...

sporadic examples of early domed structures have been discovered. Brick domes from the ancient Near East and corbelled stone domes have been found from...

northeastern Italy. Buildings with onion domes are also found in the Oriental regions of Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. However, old buildings...

transition from the corners of the room to the dome, rather than squinches. In contrast to Persian and Ottoman domes, the domes of Indian tombs tend to be...

wooden domes are known only from a literary source, but the use of wooden formwork, concrete, and unskilled labor enabled domes of monumental size in the...

symbolic meaning of the dome has developed over millennia. Although the precise origins are unknown, a mortuary tradition of domes existed across the...

create glass domes over shopping arcades and hothouses, domes over locomotive sheds and exhibition halls, and domes larger than any others in the world....

The history of Asia can be seen as the distinct histories of several peripheral coastal regions: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and...

Nation in India, London, Anthem Press South Asian Studies, ISBN 978-1-84331-797-5, pp 150-152 See "Mughal Empire". Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments...

a large dome with pairs of smaller domes on the sides. It also includes a domed khanaqah. The gadrooned domes may have been based on domes in the Jazira...

low domes arranged in seven rows of eleven, with an additional dome on each corner, bringing the total to 81 domes. There are four towers, two of four...

The South Korean idol group Seventeen debuted in 2015, and since then have embarked on concert tours that have taken them throughout Asia, Oceania and...

Eastern South Asia is a geographical area in the Southern Asian subregion, precisely the eastern region of the subcontinent. It includes the countries of Bangladesh...

Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them...

The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world's largest natural gas field, with...

distribution. The Asian music industry consists of music industry of Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia. The music...

extradoxed domes on drums, became a model for subsequent Spanish domes, particularly after Juan de Herrera's publication of the main dome's cross-section in 1589...

domes, and even more so than Persian domes, domes in South Asia tend to be more bulbous. Many monumental Mughal domes were also double-shelled and derived...

from a square plan of the church to a circular dome (or domes) by means of pendentives. In Ravenna, the longitudinal basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo...

to many various regions (such as Central Asia, West Asia, Siberia, and Eastern Europe.) and participated in many local civilizations there. It is not...

SM Mall of Asia (also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA; Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈmɔwa]), is a large shopping mall in the Philippines...

Architecture of Central Asia refers to the architectural styles of the numerous societies that have occupied Central Asia throughout history. These styles...

definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At 165,250,000...

participation in the Asian Games and other Asian sporting events. Following the war, prior to the December 1973 elections Gahal and a number of rightwing...