10 World’s Most Remarkable Ancient Domes
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Here is a list of ten of the world’s ancient buildings with the most notable domes.
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Taj Mahal
One of the greatest monument to love, the white marble Dome is the most striking feature of this mausoleum located in Agra, India.
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Hagia Sophia
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St. Peter’s Basilica
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St. Basil’s Cathedral
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Saint Paul’s Cathedral
The dome of this cathedral was the inspiration for the US Capitol building in Washington DC.
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Old Summer Palace
The old Summer Palace is a complex of palaces and Gardens.
What Is In The Garden?Several famous and best collections of southern China like paintings, ancient books, bells, vessels, gold , and many more had been stored in the halls in the imperial Gardens.
History
Unfortunately, in 1860 on the night of October. 6. The Anglo-French Allied Forces Reached Beijing and attacked forwards toward the Old Summer Palace.The area and collections were plundered and burnt down.
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Summer Palace
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Pantheon
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Great Wall
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Saint Isaac Cathedral
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Terracotta Army
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12.
The forbidden City
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Imam Ridha Holy Shrine
The dome at the Iman Reza Shrine is covered with gold plated bricks. Containing the mausoleum of Imam Ridha, the 8th Imam of Twelver Shiites, the shrine is Iran center of tourism with 15 to 20 millions yearly pilgrims.
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Dome of the Rock
An Islamic shrine located in Jerusalem, it was completed in 691 A.D. it was rumored that the Dome is plated with gold melted from 100,000 gold dinar coins.
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Mosque of the Prophet
The Green dome of Masjid al-Nabawi is regarded as one of the world’s oldest building with a dome. The final resting ground of Prophet Muhammad is placed under the green dome of the mosque.
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