A dome is a self-supporting structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.
Every dome in the world which was the largest-diameter dome of its time is listed.
Notes: List of dome structures that have been the largest dome in the world: Lists of buildings that have been the largest dome built with a given structural material: List of structures that have been the largest dome on their continent: List of famous large domes that have never held any of the size records:
The
Pantheon
in Rome, built in the 2nd century, was the largest dome in the world for over a millennium, and is still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.
The dome of
Florence Cathedral
was the largest in the world from its construction in 1436 to 1871, and is the largest brick and mortar dome.
The
Hagia Sophia
, the largest brick and mortar dome for almost a millennium, from its construction in 563 until the completion of the
Florence Cathedral
in 1436
The
Royal Albert Hall
is the largest standing dome structure of wrought iron construction. However, the
Rotunde
, completed two years after the Royal Albert Hall, is the largest wrought iron dome ever built.
Kupolen
[
sv
]
(English:
Dome
) in
Borlänge
, Sweden is the largest dome structure in Europe.
AT&T Stadium
, named Cowboys Stadium when constructed, is the largest dome in North America
