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The 12 pages that link to Pendentive, each with the reason it gives.

• Renaissance architectureBroader topic: It allowed domes to rise over square crossing spaces in major churches.

• Hagia SophiaBroader topic: Four pendentives carry the dome above Hagia Sophia’s square central space.

• Byzantine architectureRelated: Pendentives let Byzantine builders place a circular dome over a square central space.

• Ottoman architectureRelated: Pendentives helped Ottoman builders transition from square prayer halls to domed interiors.

• DomeRelated: Pendentives support domes over square spaces without corner-spanning squinches.

• Rib vaultCompared with: It solves a different roofing problem: carrying a dome rather than framing masonry panels with ribs.

• MuqarnasCompared with: Unlike pendentives, muqarnas divides the transition into many small cells.

• Mimar SinanRelated: Pendentives enabled domes to span the broad interiors of Sinan’s mosques.

• Central-plan churchRelated: Pendentives let a dome rise above the square crossing of many central-plan churches.

• St Mark's BasilicaBroader topic: Pendentives help support the basilica’s domes above square bays.

• Anthemius of TrallesRelated: Pendentives connect Hagia Sophia’s circular dome to its square supporting space.

• Architecture of TurkeyBroader topic: This structural transition is central to the spatial effect of major Byzantine and Ottoman interiors.