cathedral dome
Vaulted church ceiling
A cathedral dome is the large, curved roof structure crowning a cathedral, typically positioned over the crossing where nave and transept meet.
These domes are architectural and spiritual focal points—the dome of St.
Peter's Basilica or Florence's Duomo defining their cities' skylines.
The term extends to any grand domed ceiling suggesting ecclesiastical grandeur: The reading room's cathedral dome flooded the space with light.
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- vaulted ceilingArched overhead interior surface
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
apse · nave · inner sanctum · stained glass · divine light · marble · fresco · Brunelleschi · Renaissance · Florence · St. Peter's · St. Paul's · Byzantine · mosaic · lantern · oculus · heavenward · soaring
- church featuresaltar cloth, altar rail, apse, baptismal font, baptistery
- domescupola, rotunda, hemisphere, igloo, Astrodome
- Florentine ArtUffizi, Uffizi Gallery, Botticelli, Michelangelo, David statue
- Renaissance FlorenceMedici, Florence, Medici family, Donatello, Florentine Republic
cathedral domesteeple
Pointed church tower
spire · church steeple · bell tower · minaret · flat roof
cathedral domecottage roof
lean-to · thatched roof · shed roof · mud hut · tin roof