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The pendentives are the transition between a circular dome and a square plan. A dome can also rest on squiches.
On the left you can see an interior view of the dome of the Hagia Sophia. On the right a 3 dimensional reconstruction. If you click on the right image a window will appear with a 3D model of the pendentive system. The model presented in this window can be rotated, displaced and zoomed.It furthermore contains a number of hotspots. If you pass with the mouse over one of these hotspots the name of the architectural element will appear.


































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