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While the central dome is nearly plain, in the interior the four corners are provided with a series of squinches. en.wikipedia.org

The dome rests on large squinches, which are supported by corbels. en.wikipedia.org

The central dome is supported on squinches. en.wikipedia.org

The hemispherical dome (without a drum) rests upon four squinches which make a transition from the octagonal base under the dome to the square defined by the walls below. en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, the mihrab's ribbed dome on squinches was raised. en.wikipedia.org

The rooms are dome-shaped; transition from a quadrangular frame to a dome is by a squinch. en.wikipedia.org

Prior to the pendentive's development, the device of corbelling or the use of the squinch in the corners of a room had been employed. en.wikipedia.org

However, the latter has a pendentive below each squinch. en.wikipedia.org

A spherical cupola with a pointed top has squinches decorated with plant ornaments. en.wikipedia.org

The floor was lowered and 17th century plasterwork was removed to reveal a system of eight large and sixteen small squinches under the circular drum. en.wikipedia.org

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