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    An onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the tholobate (drum) upon which they sit, and their...
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  • Onion SportsDome was a parody sports television show from the makers of The Onion. The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST...
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    bulbous dome, see onion dome; drum dome; half dome; melon dome, see umbrella dome; onion dome; parachute dome, see umbrella dome; pendentive dome; pumpkin...
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  • l'Orme roof): A bell-shaped roof. Compare with bell-cast eaves. Domed Onion dome or rather an imperial roof Bochka roof Conical roof or cone roof Hyperbolic...
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    Taj Mahal (category Domes)
    the mausoleum is the 23-metre (75 ft) high marble dome that surmounts the tomb. The onion shaped dome sits on a 12-metre (39 ft) high cylindrical drum...
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    and triple shell domes had considerable space between the shells or could be connected and the outer shell could be conical, onion-shaped, or bulbous...
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    churches often have various recurrent elements in their architecture. The onion dome is for example a recurrent and important element in the architecture of...
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    proportion for domes were applied by master builders regardless of size, but helped new domes be built in forms known to be safe. Onion-shaped domes appeared...
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    professor of performance studies at Sydney University, describes how the onion dome (centre) could have covered a roof lantern to admit extra daylight to...
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    Colorado into northwestern New Mexico. An example of an emergent salt dome is at Onion Creek, Utah / Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah. A Paradox Formation salt...
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    such as blues and pinks, and bell towers were often topped with gilded onion domes. Frederician Rococo is a form of Rococo which developed in Prussia during...
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    prominent dome. Representative of domes in the Timurid era, each of these domes is supported on a tall, cylindrical drum and has an onion shape (pointed...
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    brought it to Siberia and Eastern Europe. Onion dome The onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the...
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    ISBN 978-9-042-02571-4. Schindler, Hans (May 1981). "Concerning the Origin of the Onion Dome and Onion Spires in Central European Architecture". Journal of the Society...
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  • January 2011, The Onion launched two TV shows on cable networks: Onion SportsDome which premiered January 11 on Comedy Central, and the Onion News Network...
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    Ellipsoidal coordinates Elliptical dome Geodesic dome Geodesics on an ellipsoid Great ellipse Onion dome Spherical cap Spheroid Krivoshapko, Sergey (November...
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    canopy, carport, gazebo, Pergola, or patio cover. Awning Chuppah Dome Gazebo Onion dome Pop up canopies "3 Ways Metal Canopies Enhance Your Brand's Image...
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    as the city clerk's office. After the great fire in 1641 the Rosenheim onion dome was built and later extended into a long building. At its core is the...
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    clad with wood shavings. South of the church is a freestanding, wooden onion dome bell tower built in 1751. The altarpiece was painted by Pehr Sundin (1760–1827)...
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    century saw the development of the unique tent-like churches; and the onion dome design, which is a distinctive feature of Russian architecture. In the...
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    crowned with onion-shaped domes with a crescent moon and a star at the pinnacle. The very centre of the hexagon is crowned with a large onion dome topped with...
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    project was abandoned in favour of the present central tower with a famous onion dome and facetted multi-staged lantern. Above the church rises the vertical...
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    has a four-faced clock, is 39 feet high, and is surmounted by a golden, onion dome. "Clock tower to be unveiled". The Straits Times. 23 August 1961. p. 14...
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    of the German sculpture of the period. Its high bell tower with an "onion" dome, which dominates the city to the south, served as a prototype for the...
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    The telescope is noted for its spherical dome which extends beyond the tower, nicknamed the "onion" dome. Another name for this telescope is "The Great...
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    Butterfly roof Clerestory Conical roof Dome Flat roof Gable roof Gablet roof Gambrel roof Half-hipped roof Hip roof Onion dome Mansard roof Pavilion roof Rhombic...
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    Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning in 1858. The kiosk is octagonal with an onion dome with round arches and deep eaves. It is a Grade II listed structure. Teulon’s...
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    center gables on each cornice, and an octagonal cupola topped by a green onion dome, which is capped by an Orthodox cross. The tower is connected to the nave...
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    was also manifested in the appearance of the domes themselves, the most famous of which is the onion dome. The historian Alexander Zamaleev suggests that...
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    until her death in Rio de Janeiro in 1816. The chapel beneath its large onion dome is dark, cavernous, and decorated in carved giltwood, with its detailing...
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