Great Dome

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The Great Dome is an iconic neoclassical architectural landmark at the heart of MIT’s Cambridge campus, often symbolizing the institute itself.

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Great Dome canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
university building ⓘ
architect John Ripley Freeman ⓘ
William Welles Bosworth ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith MIT Libraries ⓘ
MIT School of Engineering ⓘ
campusQuadrant central campus ⓘ
category Domes in Massachusetts ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture in Massachusetts ⓘ
University and college buildings in Massachusetts ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1913 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
diameter about 75 feet ⓘ
faces Killian Court ⓘ
featuredIn MIT logos and publications ⓘ
hasFeature coffered interior ⓘ
colonnade ⓘ
copper-clad roof ⓘ
drum ⓘ
oculus ⓘ
hasNickname The Center of the Universe ⓘ
The Dome ⓘ
hasViewOf Boston skyline ⓘ
height about 100 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus MIT historic landmark ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1916 ⓘ
inspiredBy Pantheon, Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pantheon
locatedIn Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Building 10, MIT ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
near Charles River ⓘ
notableFor iconic appearance in MIT imagery ⓘ
student hacks placed on top of the dome ⓘ
overlies Barker Engineering Library ⓘ
overlooks Killian Court ⓘ
owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
partOf MIT main campus ⓘ
roofType masonry dome ⓘ
subjectOf MIT hacks ⓘ
symbolOf Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
usedFor reading room ⓘ
study space ⓘ
university ceremonies backdrop ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MIT Cambridge campus → hasBuilding → Great Dome ⓘ
MIT Building 10 → hasPart → Great Dome ⓘ
MIT Building 10 → isIconicFor → Great Dome ⓘ
MIT Building 10 → isRecognizableBy → Great Dome ⓘ