The ribs support the thin, outer shell, but the smaller dome inside can support itself. You won't need as much steel with this double-dome design, so you'll save money. And the governor will be ...

The Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. This dazzling piece of architectural brilliance is one of the oldest and most revered Islamic monuments. Adorned with intricate ...

The prototype character is well illustrated in the earliest double-shell ribbed Nezam al-Molk dome, the first use of the four iwan (Chahar Ayvān) typology in Islamic architecture, as well as the ...