dome, in architecture, hemispherical structure evolved from the arch, usually forming a ceiling or roof.Domes first appeared as solid mounds and in techniques adaptable only to the smallest buildings, such as round huts and tombs in the ancient Middle East, India, and the Mediterranean.The Romans introduced the large-scale masonry hemisphere. More @Wikipedia
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