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2. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory - Wikipedia

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   They cover 45,000 square feet (4,200 m 2) of display area and were constructed in stages from 1959 to 1967. Connecting the three domes is a central lobby area, which was extensively redesigned in the summer of 2008. A smaller service dome behind the Conservatory holds replacement plants and an orchid collection. This section is not open to the ...

3. Amazon Spheres - Wikipedia

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   They use over 2,600 panes of glass and 620 short tons (560 t) of steel, arranged with five-sided panels of a pentagonal hexecontahedron. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The largest sphere, in the center, is four stories tall and has 3,225 square feet (299.6 m 2 ) of space; it houses the cafeteria, stairway, elevators, and bathrooms.

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5. Glass Pavilion - Wikipedia

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   The frieze of the Glass Pavilion was written with aphoristic poems of glass done by the anarcho-socialist writer Paul Scheerbart. [2] Examples of these were "Colored glass destroys hatred" and "Without a glass palace, life is a conviction". [2] Scheerbart's ideas also inspired the ritualistic composition of the interior.

6. Dome - Wikipedia

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   The word "cupola" is another word for "dome", and is usually used for a small dome upon a roof or turret. [9] "Cupola" has also been used to describe the inner side of a dome. [10] [ab] The top of a dome is the "crown". The inner side of a dome is called the "intrados" and the outer side is called the "extrados". [11]

7. History of modern period domes - Wikipedia

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   The dome was 37 meters in diameter and used 51 cast iron ribs to converge on a wrought iron compression ring 11 meters wide containing a glass and wrought iron skylight. The outer surface of the dome was covered with copper, with additional windows cut near the dome's base to admit more light during an 1838 modification. [48]