Closeup of Saddle Transition.

Closeup of Saddle Transition

The saddle between the main dome (50′ × 25′) and the smaller, single-end dome (40′ × 16′ 8″). This saddle is interesting because it connects a spherical dome to an elliptical dome. Saddles like this are highly technical because of the varying radii of elliptical structures. We nailed it.

Image by Mike South via Monolithic Commons

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