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Domes

Tumuli near Byaduk

Byaduk, Australia

Tumuli Lava Blisters

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.

The pyramid under the dome

Varėnos rajono savivaldybė, Lithuania

Pyramid of Merkine

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

The onion domes of St. Theodosius.

Cleveland, Ohio

St. Theodosius Cathedral

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Cutaway watercolors of the present day dome

Washington, D.C.

Inside the Capitol Dome

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Devonshire Dome , external view.

Buxton, England

The Devonshire Dome

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

Gol Gumbaz

Vijayapura, India

Gol Gumbaz

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Exterior in color

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Trust Rotunda Building

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The Flintstone House

Hillsborough, California

The Flintstone House

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Bloedel Conservatory

Vancouver, British Columbia

Bloedel Conservatory

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Chicago, Illinois

Tiffany Dome

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The dome is visible from the air—a perfect circle concealing something darker.

Marshall Islands

Cactus Dome

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

Marquette, Michigan

The Superior Dome

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Cosswiller, France

Heliodome

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt

City of the Dead

An endless sea of white conical domes.

The conical domes of the mosque (Looklex / Tore Kjeilen)

Ajdabiya, Libya

Atiq Mosque

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.

Permanently Closed

Walk towards the beautifully-shaped, hidden boutique retreat. (Ecopod)

Appin, Scotland

Ecopod

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

Detroit, Michigan

Geodesic Dome House

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.