Are you asking constructively (I mean in a constructive terminology)?
If the answer is yes, in spanish that kind of structure are called "semi-cupula", I don't know what would be the english term (maybe semi-spherical dome or something like that). Basically, it is an arc rotated at its geometric center around the z-axis.
The one in the picture seems to be constructed through corbelling - basically stacking rocks with a little bit of an an overlap. The earliest domes in the world were built this way. Otherwise Miles nailed this grotto for being a vaulted masonry half-dome.
Actually I'm working on a project which has one of these Grotto's on site. Very similar in scale and look. It is on the grounds of a Maronite Catholic Church Site. The plan is to remove the Church and save the Grotto. Then build a new Church on the site.
what is the technical term for this type of structure?
And does anyone know where it is located?
The form is that of an apse, though they are not usually free-standing.
it's also a wedding ceremony
Are you asking constructively (I mean in a constructive terminology)?
If the answer is yes, in spanish that kind of structure are called "semi-cupula", I don't know what would be the english term (maybe semi-spherical dome or something like that). Basically, it is an arc rotated at its geometric center around the z-axis.
A similar type of structure (open-air, open-faced pavilion for public "performances") is the bandshell.
Vaulted half-dome.
check out Hadrian's Villa ... much sweeter
It's called a grotto.
The one in the picture seems to be constructed through corbelling - basically stacking rocks with a little bit of an an overlap. The earliest domes in the world were built this way. Otherwise Miles nailed this grotto for being a vaulted masonry half-dome.
Actually I'm working on a project which has one of these Grotto's on site. Very similar in scale and look. It is on the grounds of a Maronite Catholic Church Site. The plan is to remove the Church and save the Grotto. Then build a new Church on the site.