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Geodesic dome

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The Montreal Biosphère, formerly the American Pavilion of Expo 67, by R. Buckminster Fuller, on Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, Quebec

A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The rigid triangular elements of the dome distribute stress throughout the structure, making geodesic domes able to withstand very heavy loads for their size.

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قبة المثلثات Arabic Cúpula geodèsica Catalan Geodetická kopule Czech Cromen geodesig CY Geodætisk kuppel Danish Geodätische Kuppel German Cúpula geodésica Spanish گنبد ژئودزی FA Geodeettinen kupoli Finnish Dôme géodésique French

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