It was the great achievement of the Byzantine architects Isidorus and Anthemius, to transfer the weight of the dome to the pillars using arches and pendentives, the four triangular sections of masonry that fill the gaps between arches and dome, to create the illusion of an unsupported dome floating in space.
Isidorus and Anthemius became very famous after completing this feat of engineering.
mnli hypothesis: Isidorus and Anthemius became very famous after completing this feat of engineering. premise: It was the great achievement of the Byzantine architects Isidorus and Anthemius, to transfer the weight of the dome to the pillars using arches and pendentives, the four triangular sections of masonry that fill the gaps between arches and dome, to create the illusion of an unsupported dome floating in space.