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Pbs: Building Big: Domes

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A collection of resources about domes that includes basic facts about domes, challenges faced by dome builders, famous domes from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of materials used to construct domes. Also includes links to recommended websites on related topics. An excellent site for exploring Roman contributions to engineering and architecture.

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building materials, roman architecture

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dome construction, domes, geodesic domes, pbs, astrodome, climatron, georgia dome, hagia sophia, mihrimah mosque, olympic stadium, pantheon, roman engineering, saint peter's basilica, skydome, st. peter's basilica, u.s. capitol, united states capitol, church domes, famous domes

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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