Elliptical dome

An elliptical dome, or an oval dome, is a dome whose bottom cross-section takes the form of an ellipse.^[1] Technically, an ellipsoidal dome has a circular cross-section, so is not quite the same.

While the

The largest elliptical dome in the world is at the Sanctuary of Vicoforte in Vicoforte, Italy.^[2][3][4]

In architecture

Elliptical domes have many applications in

• A number of
  Cairo, Egypt,^[5]
• Part of St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome, Italy^[7]
• The Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville, in Asheville, North Carolina,
• The Church of Saint Roch, Žižkov, in Prague, Czech Republic,
• The
  Wroclaw, Poland
  ,
• The Indiana Theatre, in Indiana, city of Indianapolis,
• The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, at the University of Chicago,
• The
  Bangalore, India,^[8]
• The
  Washington, DC
  ,
• The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, in Andalusia,
• The Palau Nacional, in Barcelona, Spain,
• The
  Pisa, Italy
  ,
• The
  Rose Hill Mansion, Bluffton, in Bluffton, South Carolina
  ,
• The San Filippo Neri, in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy,
• The
  Rome, Italy
  ,
• The Santa Caterina, Casale Monferrato, in Casale Monferrato, Province of Alessandria, region of Piedmont, Italy,
• The Seville Cathedral, Spain,
• The Skyspace Lech, Tannegg/Oberlech in Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria,
• The State Savings Bank Building, in City of Sydney, Australia,
• The Temple Sinai, in Oakland, California,
• The Sanctuary of Vicoforte, in Italy,
• BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham (New Jersey), in Robbinsville, New Jersey.

See also

• Pendentive
• Beehive house
• Beehive tomb
• Catenary arch
• Clochán
• Ellipsoid
• Onion dome
• Parabolic arch

References