Dome
A dome is a feature of architecture that usually looks like the upper half of a sphere on top of a building.
It is a feature that makes many religious and government buildings stand out, because if someone is speaking to others inside or under a dome, the voice sounds louder. Also a dome makes it easier to identify an important building, for example a temple or a palace.
A large stadium with a roof over the playing field is often called a "dome". One example of that usage is the Metrodome.
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St. Peter's basilica in Vatican City, with a dome, seen from outside.
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Golden dome above the mausoleum of Fatima Masumah in Qom
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Gilded onion domes of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin
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Fiberglass dome cottage in Davis, California. This dome was built in 1972 and is part of the Baggin's End student housing cooperative.
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