About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 109. Chapters: Cupola, Roof, Dome, Roof garden, Lightning rod, Green roof, Cool roof, Flat roof, Tile, Tensile structure, Onion dome, Metal roof, Sod roof, Mansard roof, Radiant barrier, List of commercially available roofing material, AHI Roofing, Shake, Imbrex and tegula, Hip roof, Crow-stepped gable, Rain gutter, Asphalt shingle, Expo Axis, Overhang, Hammerbeam roof, Traditional Korean roof construction, National Roofing Contractors Association, Wood shingle, Tented roof, Gambrel, Roof shingle, Shukhov Rotunda, Roof coating, Finial, Robb Engineering, Thin-shell structure, Domestic roof construction, Crazing, Dormer, Oculus, Dutch roof tiles, Tessellated roof, Tar paper, Asphalt roll roofing, Blue roof, Soffit, Bituminous waterproofing, Timber roof trusses, Roof lantern, List of roof shapes, Purlin, Widow's walk, Birch-bark roof, Monk and Nun, Joist, Box gutter, Leader head, Acroterion, Rafter, Canopy, Bochka roof, Pitched roof, Ridge vent, Bargeboard, Wall dormer, Barrel roof, Eaves, Rain chain, Skillion roof, Chhajja, Lookout, Sima, Collyweston stone slate, Cricket, Downspout, Vinyl roof membrane, Redcedar bolt, Chantlate. Excerpt: A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory. Corbel domes and true domes have been found in the ancient Middle East in modest buildings and tombs. The construction of the first technically advanced true domes in Europe began in the Roman Architectural Revolution, when they were frequently used by the Romans to shape large interior spaces of temples and public buildings, such as the Pantheon. This tradition continued unabated after the adoption of Christianity in the Byzantine (East Roman) religious and secular architecture, culminating in the rev...
