The text that best helps you understand that "cupola" means "dome" is: "The designers had intended to top the cathedral with the world's largest dome, but this plan was stymied by architectural limitations." This sentence directly equates the term "cupola" with "dome" in the context of the cathedral's design.
Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that cupola means dome.
construction on Florence's grand cathedral began in 1296. Over a hundred years later, however, the structure remained unfinished, with an enormous hole in the roof.
The designers had intended to top the cathedral with the world's largest dome, but this plan was stymied by architectural limitations. The main factor stalling progress was the fact that no one knew how to create such a massive cupola without large, cumbersome support systems.
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consulacon on Florence's grand cathedral began in 1296.
Over a hundred years later, however, the structure remained unhnished, with an enormous hole in the roof.
• The designers had intended to top the cathedral with the word's largest dome, but this plan was stymied by architectural limitations
The main factor stalling progress was the fact that no one knew how to create such a massive cupola without large, cumbersome support systems.
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