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The dome was decorated with cherubs in high relief (removed in 1841), and supported on pendentives with elaborate plaster decoration. en.wikipedia.org

It is covered by a semi-spherical unvaulted cupola, which is supported by four pendentives. en.wikipedia.org

They often appear in the pendentives of church domes or semi-domes. en.wikipedia.org

The inside was patterned with brick settings noticed on the face of the arches and pendentives within. en.wikipedia.org

The whole dome may in turn be supported by pendentives (which in turn support each other). en.wikipedia.org

Not only are the fine ornamental details remarkable, the vast variety of columns and stalactites, pendentives and multiple other elements all created without repetition. en.wikipedia.org

The domes on both flanks are borne on muqarnas pendentives. en.wikipedia.org

He was paid 32,000 crowns for the cupola, the pendentives and the iconostasis. en.wikipedia.org

The cupola and pendentives were destroyed by an earthquake in 1927, and reconstructed in 2000. en.wikipedia.org

The dome is supported by huge rectangular piers, with smooth pendentives and stalactite decorations. en.wikipedia.org

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