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A Genius Builds a Dome

There is a dome in Italy, an architectural perfection built before there were backhoes, modern cranes, or electricity. Standing for almost six centuries, it seems to defy gravity! Is it magic?

Masonry Marvel

Filippo Brunelleschi’s masonry dome atop Florence Cathedral is the largest one in the world. (Masonry is the art of building from stone, clay, brick, or concrete.) It’s wider than

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