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26 October, 08:57

While its reinforced concrete and steel construction physically allows the st. petersburg pier to stand, from a distance the up-side down, triangular shaped pyramid suggests an un-stable form. this is a good example of?

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  1. 26 October, 09:05
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    This is a good example of the use of "Pendentives".

    Pendentives is a construction device which placed some sort of elliptical dome over a rectangular room.

    This type of structure makes the building able to hold large sized ornaments on the ceilings and providing a lot of room for people at the same time, which is really ideal if its used as museum or Churches
  2. 26 October, 09:13
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    This is a good example of the use of "Pendentives".

    Pendentive is a constructive method used to connect a square room and a curved dome by setting a circular dome over a square frame. This method creates a huge interior open space underneath the dome.

    They were very commonly used in Orthodox, Baroque and Renaissance churches.
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