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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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 of America
surface form: United States
diameter about 75 feet
faces Killian Court
featuredIn MIT logos and publications
hasFeature coffered interior
colonnade
copper-clad roof
drum
oculus
hasNickname Center of the Universe
surface form: The Center of the Universe

The Dome
hasViewOf Boston skyline
height about 100 feet
heritageStatus MIT historic landmark
inaugurationDate 1916
inspiredBy Pantheon
surface form: Pantheon, Rome
locatedIn Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States of America
surface form: 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 Cambridge campus
surface form: 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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