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Double dome
Also called double domes, double-shell dome
A dome of two shells, a lower inner one proportioned to the room and a higher outer one proportioned to the skyline, with a void between.
See also: Drum
Rules that use the word
The double dome. Build two domes, one above the other: an inner shell proportioned to the room below and an outer shell raised on a tall drum and proportioned to the city outside.
The bulbous double dome. Cover the tomb chamber with a low inner dome and raise over it, on a tall drum, a bulbous outer shell whose swelling profile is visible from every direction.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Islamic World.
A feature of Persian Islamic (Seljuk, Timurid and Safavid), Mughal architecture.
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