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Built using brick, white marble and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall is the world's largest free-standing masonry building and was the world's tallest habitable building upon its completion in 1894. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976; in 2006, it was also named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the ...
The Pantheon in Rome, built in the 2nd century, was the largest dome in the world for over a millennium, and is still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome. The dome of Florence Cathedral was the largest in the world from its construction in 1436 to 1871, and is the largest brick and mortar dome.
The world's largest Scottish Rite building; a Gothic structure that an international association of architects once labeled "one of the seven most beautiful buildings in the world." [63] 8: Murat Shrine: 1909 built Indianapolis, Indiana: the largest Shrine Temple in the United States 9: F. & A.M. Tuscan Lodge No. 143: 1913 built 2020 NRHP-listed
The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia in 1873; James H. Windrim was the building's architect.. Two English grand lodges erected lodges in Pennsylvania during the 18th century, the Premier Grand Lodge of England (known as the "Moderns"), established in London in 1717, and the Ancient Grand Lodge of England (known as the "Antients" or "Ancients"), established in London in 1751.
He also designed and built the iron dome of the United States Capitol. [11] In the 1840s and 50s many old buildings were replaced by larger business structures. Built from red sandstone, granite, and iron, the buildings varied in designs including Greek Revival, Gothic, and Italianate. One of the tallest buildings was the eight-story Jayne ...
The domed enclosure of the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, built in 1086-7 by Nizam al-Mulk, was the largest masonry dome in the Islamic world at that time, had eight ribs, and introduced a new form of corner squinch with two quarter domes supporting a short barrel vault. In 1088 Tāj-al-Molk, a rival of Nizam al-Mulk, built another dome at the ...
Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania (3 C, 200 P) N Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania (20 C, 12 P)
The dome contains the largest indoor desert and is the largest geodesic glazed dome in the world. [126] Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) 43 m 43 m 23.5 m 24.5 m Istanbul Turkey: Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral: 41 m Buenos Aires Argentina: Royal Albert Hall ~41 m [127] ~41 m [127] ~45 m [127] ~48 m [127] ~48 m [127] 66.7 m 82.9 m London ...