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onion dome
Construction; Architecture
A pointed, bulbous dome common in Russia, Eastern European, and Islamic architecture.
palazzo
Construction; Architecture
A fortress-like, three-storied home during the Italian Renaissance, usually featuring a rusticated stone exterior.
pendentive
Construction; Architecture
A concave spandrel leading from the angle of two walls to the base of a circular dome; the structural means of support for a circular dome to rest on a square dome, a common Byzantine architecture.
