Plaster Dome of the Star Chamber

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The finished plaster dome with the crown moldings with dentil moldings surrounding the bottom of the dome.
In classical architecture a dentil is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the crown mold.
The four corner columns with niches are just being added.

Building of the Dome of the Star Chamber

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This image shows the structure that the carpenters and plaster men built to start the process of casting the plaster pieces of the plaster dome of the Star Chamber.

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This image shows how the plaster men have spread out the plaster on the rig they built. They cast twelve different pieces…I think. LOL