Why is "12th-century Byzantine domes" trending?
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- Date: 2026-05-07 05:14:19
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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-07 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-07.
Wikipedia Overview
The larger scale of some Byzantine buildings of the 12th century required a more stable support structure for domes than the four slender columns of the cross-in-square type could provide. The use of piers as part of large cruciform plans is documented, a practice that had been out of fashion for several centuries. A variant of the cross-in-square, the "so-called atrophied Greek cross plan", also provided greater support for a dome than the typical cross-in-square plan by using four piers projecting from the corners of an otherwise square naos, rather than four columns.
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