#pendentive

[harminder]

Exploring the details inside the Süleymaniye Mosque 🕌

[itskingfalcon]

Pendentive

An ornate pendentive gilded with gold & silver.

Comes in 12 Swatches (6 gold + 6 Silver)

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[jpelsous]

Pechina tallada en el crucero de la iglesia de Santiago Apóstol (s. XVIII), Pomata, provincia de Chucuito, Región Puno. (en Iglesia Santiago Apóstol Pomata-Puno)

[u4de0]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendentive#/media/File:Pendentives.jpg

[boundinparchment]

If you spot my art history coming into this fic, No You Do Not.

[ericrobertnolan]

Independence – Jiří z Poděbrad: study for a pendentive of the Lord Mayor’s Hall,” Alfons Mucha, circa 1910

[define-space]

the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (historically Constantinople), Turkey, was built in 532 and still stands today as an engineering marvel. the enormous weight of the dome roof is supported by 4 pendentives which then transfer the force downwards. the third picture shows a simple view of how this works.

photos by unknown

[becktecture-blog]

Pendentive

The Papal Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, 1626

The largest interior of any Christian church in the world, the curved triangular pendentives supporting the large dome mass.