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Corbelled dome
Also called beehive dome
A dome built of horizontal rings of stone, each ring stepping inward over the one below; the rings are held by their own hoop compression as well as by weight behind them. The tholos tombs of Mycenae are the great examples.
See also: Tholos tomb
Rules that use the word
The corbelled dome: rings stepping inward. Build a round chamber of horizontal courses, each ring projecting a little beyond the one below, dress the inner face to a smooth curve, close the top with a capstone, and heap earth over the whole.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Domes, The Ancient World.
A feature of Aegean Bronze Age architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Compound pier · Concinnitas · Conservatory · Corbel · Corbelled vault · Corinthian · Cornice · Corona