Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Dome Day


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  After we finished the history chapter on the Renaissance, I thought it would be fun to make geodesic domes.  Because of the pressure the different-sized pieces put on each other, by the time the top is attached, the structures stand up all by themselves even though they are only made out of rolled-up newspaper pages.  This project was inspired by the fascinating Bruneschelli's dome atop the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy.



 



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