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dome

noun as in arched part of ceiling

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Since the end of apartheid, the club has weathered several crises, including a fire in June 2005 that destroyed much of the building, together with a stained-glass dome above the central staircase.

“And it obviously ties so well with their investment in Los Angeles and what they do with the dome right now.”

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Known most of all for his imposing and magnificent dome on the Florence Cathedral, much of the information surrounding his accomplishments has been speculative and contested.

The gold-painted dome ceiling has a florid original mural of angels that Trinity Broadcasting founder Paul Crouch called “Orange County’s own Sistine Chapel.”

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Just like at Tano’s temple, the glyph glows purple and the ship is instantly covered by a wavy purple force field the shape of a dome.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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