Presidential Symphony Orchestra Hall in Ankara, Turkiye.

Presidential Symphony Orchestra Hall in Ankara, Turkiye

2020: Turkiye’s new Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall in Ankara, Turkiye, is complete. Monolithic built the domes for this architectural masterpiece, designed by Uygur Architects.

The dome on the left is ellipsoid and sunken 42.5 feet below street level. Its major axis (the widest part) is 186 feet across, its minor axis is 141 feet, and it is 103 feet tall. The dome on the right is a three-quarter sphere—96 feet in diameter at floor level and 77 feet tall.

Image by Görkem Yavuz via Wikimedia Commons

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