Sentence examples for a shallow dome from inspiring English sources

The first part of the vestibule, which is divided in two, has a shallow dome engraved with a cross.

But then it became apparent that the antique plaster ceiling over the sanctuary, which resembles a shallow dome, was collapsing.

The entablature of the monument supports a shallow dome, which in turn is the base of three scrolls intended to hold the tripod trophy (now missing).

From a rusticated granite base worthy of a Florentine palazzo, arches rise on all four sides of the building, culminating in a shallow dome.

At the center of its astonishing ceiling is a Star of David, framed by an undulating star-shaped border, centered in a shallow dome that is 40 feet in diameter and bordered by concentric decorative courses.

4. Transfer the wheat berry mixture to a serving bowl, arranging it in a shallow dome.

Rather than building up into a steep, towering peak like Krakatau in Indonesia or Mount St. Helens in Washington state, the fluid rock at Kilauea creates a broad, shallow dome known as a shield volcano.

The Guastavino system was ideally suited for the task of reproducing a broad, shallow dome like that of Hagia Sophia.

The nearby branch of the Louvre, designed by another renowned architect, Jean Nouvel, features a village-like cluster of structures under a giant, translucent shallow dome intended to filter sunlight like palm fronds.

It is sandwiched between two culture palaces designed by Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, two of the most recognisable architects on the planet; but where they've both given free rein to their stylistic excesses, Nouvel has designed a beautifully simple open gallery enclosed by a giant but shallow dome.

Yet when Palladio reproduced the villa in his Four Books, he took pains to replace the shallow dome with a perfect semi-sphere, 20 feet taller than the one that was built.