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Dome structure

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The dome of the Cathedral of Florence, designed and constructed by Brunelleschi, is one of the largest masonry domes in the world. The distance between two opposite points of the octagon is over 180 feet. The base of the dome is 180 feet from the ground and its summit exceeds 365 feet.

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