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The Domes of Rome

14/10/2019

 
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The Roman skyline is distinguished by the soaring domes of its many churches, the largest, and most famous, of which belongs to St Peter's Basilica. 

The ancient Romans are credited with creating the dome as a major architectural feature in the first century BCE, but the domes we see today were mostly created in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. 

A church dome is made up of three elements: the drum, the cupola, and the lantern.

There are more then seventy churches in Rome that sport a dome and here are just a few of them.

Dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome
St Peter's Basilica
Lantern of St Peter's Basilica, Rome
St Peter's Basilica
Dome of Sant' Andrea della Valle, Rome
Sant' Andrea della Valle
Lantern, Sant' Andrea della Valle, Rome
Sant' Andrea della Valle
Dome of Santa Maria in Campitelli, Rome
Santa Maria in Campitelli
Lantern of Santa Maria in Campitelli, Rome
Santa Maria in Campitelli
Dome of Santi Luca e Martina, Rome
Santi Luca e Martina
Lantern of Sant' Agnese in Agone, Rome
Sant' Agnese in Agone
Dome of the Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary, Rome
Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary
Dome of San Carlo al Corso, Rome
San Carlo al Corso
Dome of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome
Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza

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      • St Longinus
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      • St Andrew
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