Worldwide
Below is a list of buildings that have held the title of the largest dome in the world.
| Held record | Diameter | Name | Location | Builder | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1250 BC– 1st c. BC |
14.5 m | Treasury of Atreus | Mycenae, Greece | City state of Mycenae | Corbel dome |
| 1st c. BC– 19 BC |
21.5 m | Temple of Mercury | Baiae, Italy | Roman Empire | First monumental dome |
| 19 BC– beginning of 2nd. c. |
25.0 m | Baths of Agrippa, |
Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | First Thermae in Rome with a domed central building |
| Beginning of 2nd. c.– 128 |
30.0 m | Baths of Trajan | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | Half dome |
| 128–1436 | 43.4 m | Pantheon | Rome, Italy | Roman Empire | Largest unreinforced solid concrete dome in the world till present. Archetype of Western dome construction to this day |
| 1436–1881 | 45.52 m | Santa Maria del Fiore | Florence, Italy | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence | Largest brick and mortar dome in the world till present. Octagonal dome. Architect Filippo Brunelleschi |
| 1881–1902 | 46.9 m | Devonshire Royal Hospital | Buxton, England, United Kingdom | Cotton Famine Relief Fund | Converted from a horse stables to a hospital. Slate covered iron frame. Architect Robert Rippon Duke |
| 1902–1913 | 59.45 m | West Baden Springs Hotel | West Baden, Indiana, United States | Lee Wiley Sinclair | Steel and glass dome. Architect Harrison Albright |
| 1913–1930 | 65.0 m | Centennial Hall | Wrocław, Poland | Deutsches Reich | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Max Berg |
| 1930–1955 | 65.8 m | Leipzig Market Hall | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany | Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Franz Dischinger | |
| 1955–1957 | 101.5 m | Bojangles' Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Thompson and Street | Structural Steel dome. Architect Odell and Associates |
| 1957–1965 | 109 m | Belgrade Fair - Hall 1 | Belgrade, Serbia | Belgrade Fair | World's largest prestressed concrete dome |
| 1965–1975 | 195.5 m |
Reliant Astrodome | Houston, Texas, United States | H.A. Lott, Inc. | First domed sports stadium in the world with more than 20,000 seats |
| 1975–1992 | 207 m |
Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, United States | Blount International | Structural steel frame. Architect Nathaniel Curtis |
| 1992–2001 | 256.0 m | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Brasfield & Gorrie | Tensegrity structure |
| 2001–2009 | 274 m | Ōita Stadium | Ōita, Japan | Kisho Kurokawa | Retractable roof |
| 2009–present | 275 m | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, Texas, United States | HKS, Inc. | Retractable roof |
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