The main thing in the temple is the domes. Special attention and attitude towards them. The dome can be of different shapes, colors and have a different number of heads. All characteristics have their own symbolic meaning. The most common form is helmet-shaped. This is a symbol of the army, the spiritual warfare that the Church wages with evil. And also very similar to the helmet - bulbous. The shape of the onion is a symbol of a candle flame, turning us to the words of Christ: "You are the light of the world." Umbrella and pear-shaped forms are less common.
The dome in the church is a symbol of the sky. The dome ends at the top with a head on which the cross is placed, to the glory of the head of the Church - Jesus Christ. Often not one, but several chapters are built on the temple, then two chapters mean two natures (divine and human) in Jesus Christ, three chapters - three Persons of the Holy Trinity, five chapters - Jesus Christ and four evangelists, seven chapters - seven sacraments and seven ecumenical councils, nine chapters - nine ranks of angels, thirteen chapters - Jesus Christ and twelve apostles, and sometimes more chapters are built.
The color of the dome is also important in the symbolism of the temple. Gold is a symbol of heavenly glory. Golden domes were at the main temples and at the temples dedicated to Christ and the twelve feasts. Blue domes with stars crown the temples dedicated to the Mother of God, because the star recalls the birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary. Trinity churches had green domes, because green is the color of the Holy Spirit. Temples dedicated to saints are also crowned with green or silver domes.
The green tint of the dome helps create patinated copper. From the very beginning, this material gives the dome the visual effect typical of green patina copper, and also reliably protects the outer surface.
A frequently used material for dome restoration is copper. Copper casting, which was established in Russian church art in the pre-Mongol era, inseparably accompanies the entire history of Russian religiosity and piety. Domes, as you know, are covered with gold in Russia, but the base for covering the dome was usually made of copper. And today copper is the preferred material for the manufacture of church domes: for example, during the reconstruction of the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow, it is soon planned to replace the iron domes with copper ones, as iron quickly rusts. So, for the golden dome, the Baumetall company offers Gold (gold) copper. In the open air, the original golden color of the surface develops in a very peculiar way. An example is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
One of the last works is the Cathedral of the Not-Made-by-Hands of Christ the Savior in the Imeretninskaya lowland of Sochi, which was built for the Olympic Games. The BauMetall company performed all the construction and installation work on the installation of the copper-coated roofing system using the double rebate technique.
We can say that the Baumetall company “touched eternity”: its specialists took part in the construction and restoration of Temples in different regions of Russia, putting their faith and soul into preserving the architectural value.
