穹顶建筑在唐代已有,如用砖砌的攒尖穹窿墓室,到后来发展到用砖砌成斗拱结构组成的无梁殿。穹顶建筑和其他形式的建筑相比,其包围同样体积的空间所用外表面积最小,对外围护结构也达到最小,在极端气候下最为适合,同时穹顶建筑特有的外形在排木和防风等方面均有很大的优势,因而被世界各地的建筑师们时常采用。 Dome building in the Tang Dynasty has been, such as the use of brick to save the sharp dome chamber, and later developed into a brick arch structure without Liangdian. Compared with other forms of building, the dome building has the smallest external surface area for surrounding the same volume of space, minimizes the outer envelope structure and is most suitable for extreme weather, and the unique appearance of the dome building is in the aspects of the rowing and the windproofing Has great advantages and is therefore frequently used by architects around the world.