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onion dome
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onion dome
n.
A pointed bulbous domelike roof, used especially in parts of Russia and eastern Europe.

onion dome
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a bulb-shaped dome characteristic of Byzantine and Russian church architecture
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Noun1.onion dome - a dome that is shaped like a bulbonion dome - a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture
dome - a hemispherical roof


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Sounds of chanting chimed in with the bells as I entered the cathedral, typically Russian with its onion domes.
The fabled beauty of the Kremlin's golden onion domes dusted with winter snow may be a thing of the past under a scheme by the Moscow mayor, reported by newspapers Thursday, to banish snow from the capital.
Finished in 1561, its brilliantly coloured onion domes are one of the great symbols of Russia and jaw droppingly impressive.
 
 
 
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