Asked by binky

The inside of a building showing half-circle structures from wall to ceiling. The ceilings are circular in shape.
Which two types of architecture are shown in this photograph taken from inside the Blue Mosque in Iran?
a.
dome and arch structures
b.
arch and vault structures
c.
vault and post-and-lintel structures
d.
dome and pendentive structures

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d. dome and pendentive structures

The circular ceilings are domes, and the curved triangular sections between the dome and the supporting walls are pendentives — the architectural elements that transition a square or rectangular base to a circular dome.