- of a
circular or
octagonal dome that
surmounts a square-plan chamber.
Squinches are
placed to
diagonally span each
upper corner where the
walls meet....
- A dome can rest
directly upon a
rotunda wall, a drum, or a
system of
squinches or
pendentives used to
accommodate the
transition in
shape from a rectangular...
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chamber is
achieved through a
series of
superimposed niches acting as
squinches and
giving the
vague impression of
muqarnas (stalactite-like) forms. These...
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styles were few, such as the four-centered arch, and a dome
erected on
squinches. Unfortunately, much was lost due to the
ephemeral nature of the stucco...
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supported by a
double zone of
squinches: four
squinches create an
eight sided transition that
includes eight more
squinches, and
these create a sixteen-sided...
- roof.
Romanesque domes are
typically octagonal in plan and use
corner squinches to
translate a
square bay into a
suitable octagonal base.
Octagonal cloister...
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other motifs and
building layouts. In dome construction, Persian-style
squinches were used in some cases, but in
other cases the
domes were
supported by...
- rows of
squinches, an
architectural achievement of its time. The
lower row is made of four
larger squinches, the two
upper of
smaller squinches, and finally...
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octagon is
achieved at the
corners of the room via four muqarnas-sculpted
squinches. The rest of the walls,
especially the
upper walls, are
covered in intricate...
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techniques from
different regions.
Persian and
Byzantine Influence Whilst squinches and
pendentives were not
first used in mosques, they were
later incorporated...
