Talk:Pendentive
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Thinking of the Wikipedia reader, I ask whether a pendentive can really be usefully treated separately from dome? I am setting all this information at dome; aren't pendentives and squinches essential elements in a dome system? could they exist without a dome? could a dome exist on a rectangular structure without pendentives? shouldn't this be a redirect? --Wetman 23:45, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
A dome can happily sit on the floor, or on a circular supporting wall, without the need for pendentives or squinches. The Pantheon, Rome is a good example. I think there's sufficient distinction between the dome and its support to warrant a separate article. --VinceBowdren 09:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Breaking down articles beyond a certain point loses information, and the reader becomes as bewildered as the writer: reductionism. I shall look in from time to time and continue to ensure that all the useful information is also at dome. Tweaking this article is such harmless sport that I won't decry it. --Wetman 19:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
- I recently created an article on Muqarna - but on reflection redirected it to a subsection of Corbel. I'm inclined to agree with Wetman on this one - subsections of dome to incorporate, squinch, pendentive etc. Alternatively, there's probably an entire article examining the history and solutions to the dome on a rectangular base problem. --Mcginnly | Natter 14:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
