A Photo Essay. Domes: Ancient and Modern

Dome of the Reichstag

Berlin (Bundesland Berlin) GERMANY

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Dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo di Firenze)

Firenze (Province of Firenze. Toscana Region) ITALY

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Dome of the Hungarian Parliament Building

Budapest (Budapest County. Central Hungary Region) HUNGARY

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Domes of the St Basil Cathedral (technically, the Cathedral of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God on the Moat)

Moscow (Federal City of Moscow. Central Federal District) RF

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Ceiling Dome of the Emirates Palace Hotel

Abu Dhabi (Emirate of Abu Dhabi) UAE

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Dome of the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart)

Paris (Département de Paris. Région Île-de-France) FRANCE

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Stained Glass Dome of Galeries Lafayette

Paris (Département de Paris. Région Île-de-France) FRANCE

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Dome of the Church of San Diego

Guanajuato (Guanajuato) MEXICO

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Glass Dome in Breuninger Shopping Mall

Stuttgart (Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart. Bundesland Baden-Württemberg) GERMANY

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Dome of the Village Church

Oia on Santorini (Thira Peripheral Unit. South Aegean Periphery) GREECE

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Dome in the Fox Theatre

St Louis MO USA

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Dome of the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Campostela (Province of La Coruña. Autonomous Community of Galicia) SPAIN

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Dome as seen in the Reflecting Pool at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (MART).

Rovereto (Trentino Province. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region) ITALY

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Dome of Cathedral of St Sava 

Belgrade (City of Belgrade) SERBIA

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Dome of the San Jose City Hall

San Jose CA USA

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Dome of the village church

Mosta MALTA

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13 November 2010. Let’s Go to the Movies: Stills and Trailers for the New Film “Yaroslav”

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13 November 2010. On the Lighter Side: How ‘Bout a Bucket of Kittens?

C’mon… they’re terminally cute… and cheap at the price!

There’s a time to smile in this screwed-up world of ours… it’s what keeps us all from going ’round the bend, isn’t it?