List of largest domes
A dome is a self-supporting structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. This list excludes dome-shaped structures that are not self-supporting such as The O2 in London which is in diameter and supported by masts.
Every dome in the world which was the largest dome of its time is listed below. The defining criterion is in each case the inner diameter of the largest circular cross-section of the dome.
Worldwide
Below is a list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome in the world.| Held record | Diameter | Name | Location | Builder | Comment |
| 1250 BC– 1st century BC | 14.5 m | Treasury of Atreus | Mycenae, Greece | City state of Mycenae | Corbel dome |
| 1st century BC– 19 BC | 21.5 m | Temple of Mercury | Baiae, Italy | Roman Empire | First monumental dome |
| 19 BC– beginning of the 2nd century | 25.0 m | Baths of Agrippa, "Arco della Ciambella" | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | First Thermae in Rome with a domed central building |
| Beginning of 2nd century– 128 | 30.0 m | Baths of Trajan | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | Half dome |
| 128–1436 | 43.4 m | Pantheon | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | Largest unreinforced solid concrete dome in the world till present. Archetype of Western dome construction to this day |
| 1436–1871 | 42.05 m | Santa Maria del Fiore | Florence, Italy | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence | Largest brick and mortar dome in the world till present. Octagonal dome. Architect Filippo Brunelleschi |
| 1871–1913 | | Royal Albert Hall | London, England, United Kingdom | Lucas Brothers | Wrought iron and glazed dome. Architects Captain Francis Fowke and Major-General Henry Y. D. Scott |
| 1902–1913 | 61.0 mList of largest domes#cite note-West Baden Dome-22| | West Baden Springs Hotel | West Baden, Indiana, United States | Lee Wiley Sinclair | Architect Harrison Albright |
| 1913–1930 | 65.0 m | Centennial Hall | Wrocław, Poland | Deutsches Reich | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Max Berg |
| 1930–1955 | 65.8 m | Leipzig Market Hall | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Franz Dischinger | |
| 1955–1957 | 101.5 m | Bojangles' Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Thompson and Street | Structural Steel dome. Architect Odell and Associates |
| 1957–1963 | 109 m | Belgrade Fair – Hall 1 | Belgrade, Serbia | Belgrade Fair | World's largest prestressed concrete dome |
| 1963–1965 | 121.9 m | Assembly Hall | Champaign, Illinois, United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Max Abramovitz |
| 1965–1975 | 195.5 m | Astrodome | Houston, Texas, United States | H.A. Lott, Inc. | First domed sports stadium in the world with more than 20,000 seats |
| 1975–1992 | 207.0 m | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Blount International | Structural steel frame. Architect Nathaniel Curtis |
| 1984-1985 | 236.5 m | Istra dome | Istra, Moscow region, Russia, Soviet Union | Structural steel frame. VNIIEM | |
| 1992–2001 | 256.0 m | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Brasfield & Gorrie | Tensegrity structure |
| 2001–2009 | 274.0 m | Ōita Stadium | Ōita, Japan | Kisho Kurokawa | Retractable roof |
| 2009–2013 | 275.0 m | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, Texas, United States | HKS, Inc. | Retractable roof |
| 2013–present | 310.0 m | Singapore National Stadium | Tanjong Rhu, Kallang, Singapore | Dragages | Retractable roof; Architect – Arup Associates + DPA |
By continent
Below is a list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome on their continent.Europe
In the first half of the 1980s a dome with a diameter of 234 metres was built near Istra, Russia. It collapsed on January 25, 1986 .In 1990, the 129 m in diameter building named "Kupolen" was completed in Borlänge, Sweden. Originally an exposition hall with a few stores at ground level, today a mall in three levels.
North America
| Held record | Diameter | Name | Location | Builder | Comment |
| 1864–1867 | 29.0 m | United States Capitol | Washington, D.C., United States | United States | Architect Thomas U. Walter |
| 1867–1902 | 46 m | Mormon Tabernacle | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | United States | Architect Henry Grow, Largely built without nails. |
| 1902–1955 | 61.0 m | West Baden Springs Hotel | West Baden, Indiana, United States | Lee Wiley Sinclair | Architect Harrison Albright |
| 1955–1963 | 101.5 m | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Thompson and Street | Structural Steel dome. Architect Odell and Associates |
| 1963–1965 | 121.9 m | Assembly Hall | Champaign, Illinois, United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Max Abramovitz |
| 1965–1975 | 195.5 m | Astrodome | Houston, Texas, United States | H.A. Lott, Inc. | First domed sports stadium in the world with more than 20,000 seats |
| 1975–1992 | 207 m | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Blount International | Structural steel frame. Architect Nathaniel Curtis Largest completely enclosed Dome structure from 1975-1992 and again since 2017 |
| 1992–2009 | 256.0 m | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Georgia World Congress Center Authority | Tensegrity structure, was largest completely enclosed dome structure from 1992-2017. |
| 2009–present | 275.0 m | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas, United States | HKS, Inc. | Retractable roof |
South America
Asia
Africa
Australia
By structure
Below is a list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome in terms of their structure.Stone
Concrete
Masonry
Clay hollowware
Wood
Cast iron
Wrought iron
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Famous large domes
Below is a list of large domes which are considered particularly important for various reasons but have never held the title of the largest dome in the world.| Completion date | Diameter | Name | Location | Builder | Comment |
| c. 64 | 13.48 m | Domus Aurea | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | First dome with a polygonal ground plan. First in palace architecture |
| 563 | 31.87 m | Hagia Sophia | Istanbul, Turkey | Eastern Roman Empire | First pendentive dome in history. First completed in 537, rebuilt in 563 after earthquake. Architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus |
| 1227 | 21.0 m long 16.9 m wide | St. Gereon's Basilica | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Bishop or city? | Oval shape. Largest occidental dome built between Hagia Sophia and the Duomo |
| 1405 | 18.2 m | Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi | Türkistan, Kazakhstan | Tamerlane | Double dome |
| 1557 | 27.2 m | Süleymaniye Mosque | Istanbul, Turkey | Ottoman Empire | Architect Mimar Sinan |
| 1575 | 31.25 m | Selimiye Mosque | Edirne, Turkey | Ottoman Empire | Architect Mimar Sinan |
| 1626 | 42.3m | St Peter's Basilica | Rome, Italy | Holy See | Architect Michelangelo Buonarroti; Worlds Tallest dome till 1990 and tallest dome interior at present; Two Layer Dome |
| 1641 | 17.7 m | Taj Mahal | Agra, India | Mughal Empire | |
| 1710 | 30.8 m | St. Paul's Cathedral | London, England, United Kingdom | Christopher Wren | Double dome. The two domes are separated by a cone over the top of the inner which helps support the outer |
| 1732 | 37.15 m 24.80m | Sanctuary of Vicoforte | Vicoforte, Piemonte, Italy | House of Savoy | Largest elliptic dome in the world. Architects Ascanio Vitozzi and Francesco Gallo. |
| 1781 | 36.0 m | St. Blaise's Abbey | St. Blaise, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Pierre Michel d'Ixnard | Third-widest dome in Europe at the time of its construction |
| 1871 | Mosta Dome | Mosta, Malta | Giorgio Grognet de Vassé | Third-largest unsupported dome in the world | |
| 1894 | 31.0 m | Marble Church | Copenhagen, Denmark | Frederick V | Built from 1749 to 1894 by three different architects, with no construction done from 1770 to 1877 |
| 1904 | 15.24 m | Rhode Island State House | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Fourth-largest unsupported marble dome in the world. | |
| 1944 | 61.0 m | V-2 Bunker La Coupole | Wizernes, France | Nazi Germany | Reinforced concrete dome, 5m thick |
| 1952 | 27 m | Rotunda of Xewkija | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | The Architect is Joseph D'Amato. The dome is 75 m high. Its calculated weight is 45,000 tons. The circumference is 85 m. | |
| 1960 | 108.0 m | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City, Philippines | J. Amado Araneta | Also known as the Big Dome, it opened as the world's biggest indoor venue in 1960. |
| 1988 | 51.8 m | Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque | Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | Biggest mosque in Malaysia, second biggest in South East Asia. Also known as Blue Mosque. Can accommodate up to 16,000 worshippers | |
| 2005 | 21.3 m | Long Island Green Dome | Baiting Hollow, New York, United States | Kevin Michael Shea | Largest residential wood geodesic dome in North America. It is a home and attraction site advocating sustainable living. |
| 2009 | 78 m | Medgidia clinker storage facility | Medgidia, Romania | - | - |
| 2018 | 49.68 m | World Parliament of Science, Religion & Philosophy | Vishwarajbaug, Loni kalbhor Pune, India | thisan savio | India's largest free standing Reinforced Concrete Dome |