THE DOME: Sacred vs. Secular Domes

Secular (Government) Domes vs. Religious Domes… Somehow, the proportions are more celestial when the Dome has been designed to celebrate a higher power. 

PERSIAN GARDENS

I've always loved the fact that via "Paradise" - itself a Persian word -  the garden was one of man's first manifestations of creating a 'heaven' on 'earth.' Beautiful gardens in Iran - with water, always playing a spiritual role...