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AND METHODS
• The structure becomes more and more sphere like as the number
of the diverse sizes of the struts increases.
In the first look it seems that all the triangles are equilateral and all the struts have the identical length.
Looking better, we notice that actually the struts have lengths which are similar, but not identical
The most common example of geodesic dome that can be found in day to day life.
MAITRIMANDIR
AUROV I L LE, PONDI CH E R RY
R E A DY F O R
BUILDING THE
F O U N DAT I O N
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BEGINNING OF
F O U N DAT I O N
ERECTING THE
SCAFFOLDING
COMPLETION OF INNER
C H A M B E R WA L L S
BEGINNING
O F T H E S PAC E
F R A M E WO R K
COMPLETION
O F T H E S PAC E
F R A M E WO R K .
THE MAKING OF THE
I N T E R M E D I AT E L AY E R O F S K I N
P RO C E S S O F
L AY I N G G O L D E N
D I S K F RO M T H E TO P
COMPLETION AND
C E L E B R AT I O N O F
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