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Subject: 
Share your dome!
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 08:35:18 GMT
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Hi all,

Building a realistic looking dome with LEGO elements is a real challenge. A dome is not only an egg-shaped half-shere, it often has additional structure like bands or windows.

Here is an overview of other domes built by several LEGO fans I know of:

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United State Capitol Washington by Dominik Gerlach



http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=273856

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The Alberta Legislature Building in LEGO by Chris Gray and John Koob



http://www.nalug.org/TrainShow2005/Legislature/

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Frauenkirche Dresden by Holger Matthes



http://www.holgermatthes.de/frauenkirche/en/index.htm

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Santa Maria della Salute Venice by Holger Matthes



http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=89644

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Il Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore Florence Cathedral) by btrogugick



http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=257566

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I might have missed your dome, so please share your attempt and reply to this post!


Holger



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  Re: Share your dome!
 
I'm not sure this qualifies as a dome. I like to or at least try to make my roofs "exciting". A dull roof can kill a house with an otherwise great/interesting facade. So once I said to myself, let's add a small observatory to the rooftop. Well, it (...) (16 years ago, 27-Nov-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)

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