tent church

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In Western architecture: Kievan Rus and Russia
…the tiered tower and the tent-shaped roof first developed in wood by Russia’s carpenters. Next was the substitution of the bulb-shaped spire for the traditional Byzantine cupola. This affected the design of masonry architecture by transforming its proportions and decoration and even its structural methods. The buildings acquired a dynamic,…
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