semi-dome
Curved apse ceiling
A semi-dome is half a dome, typically formed by a vertical cut through the center.
In architecture, semi-domes commonly cover apses or other semicircular recesses, where a full dome would be structurally impossible or aesthetically wrong: The church's apse was crowned with a semi-dome decorated in gold mosaic.
Protected sacred space
- altarSacred ritual table
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
mosque · nave · transept · choir · mosaics · frescoes · iconography · apse
Vaulted church recess
- conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
- nicheRecessed wall space
- alcoveRecessed area in room
- lunetteCrescent-shaped architectural opening
shell · vault · recess · tribune · baldachin · canopy · squinch · groin
Small rooftop dome
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- archCurved spanning structure
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
squinch · corbel · spandrel · springing · haunch · crown · thrust · buttress
Pictures made from fragments
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- coffersFunds or treasury
- rosettesCircular ornamental clusters
medallions · arabesques · stucco · painted · tessellated · glazed · ornamental · Byzantine
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
basilica · mosque · nave · transept · choir · mosaics · frescoes · iconography · apse · baptistery
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Vaulted church recess
lunette · shell · vault · recess · tribune · baldachin · canopy · squinch · groin · barrel
cupola
Small rooftop dome
keystone · squinch · corbel · spandrel · springing · haunch · crown · thrust · buttress · centering
mosaics
Pictures made from fragments
rosettes · medallions · arabesques · stucco · painted · tessellated · glazed · ornamental · Byzantine · Islamic
- apse featuresconch, hemicycle
- Byzantine artByzantine style, Hagia Sophia, Ravenna, Byzantine icons, mosaic tiles
semi-domedome
Rounded vault forming roof
rotunda · cupola · hemisphere · geodesic dome · onion dome
semi-domecoffered ceiling
Paneled overhead with recessed squares
flat roof · beam ceiling · post-and-lintel · drop ceiling · suspended ceiling
dome, semi, domed, semicircle, domes, domicile, hemisphere, doming, domiciled