Architecture
Onion dome
An onion dome (Russian: луковичная глава, lúkovichnaya glavá; compare Russian: лук, luk, "onion") is a dome whose shape resembles an…
Geodesic dome
A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The triangular elements of the dome…
Cloister vault
In architecture, a cloister vault or domical vault is a vault with four concave surfaces (patches of cylinders) meeting at…
Beehive tomb
A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi) (Greek: θολωτός τάφος, θολωτοί τάφοι, "domed tombs"), is a…
History of dome
A dome is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise definition has been…
Dome
A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise…
Ogive in architecture
An ogive is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in…
Ogee
An ogee is a curve (often used in moulding), shaped somewhat like an S, consisting of two arcs that curve…
Multifoil arch
A Multifoil arch is a style of arch that was an architectural element in the Moorish architecture of al-Andalus. The…
Horseshoe arch
The horseshoe arch, also called the Moorish arch and the keyhole arch, is the emblematic arch of Moorish architecture. Horseshoe…