Domes of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50
There are four minor domes on the main building of the Taj Mahal. To scale 1:50 they would be similar to this one:
Minor dome of the Taj Mahal, view 1
555 pieces: 142 balls, 345 rods, 68 squares (2.97 kg)
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Minor dome of the Taj Mahal, view 2
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The domes are octagonal, and each one rests on eight columns. The original geometry is rendered in red, the structures made of clear panels and silver rods are auxiliary. The following pictures show the supports of the dome. The free ends of the red rods are attached to the balls labelled A in the previous picture. The free ends of the silver rods in V are attached to the balls labelled B, and they will end much nearer one another, at a distance of only one rod.
Minor dome of the Taj Mahal, supports, view 1
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Minor dome of the Taj Mahal, supports, view 2
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Finally, four views of all five domes at once. Their relative positions are about right. We only lack now the building under them and four minarets!:
Domes of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50, view 1 (photomontage)
10033 pieces: 2347 balls, 6454 rods, 1232 squares (52.76 kg)
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Domes of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50, view 2 (photomontage)
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Domes of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50, view 3 (photomontage)
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Domes of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50, view 4 (photomontage)
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All four pictures are photomontages as I built only two minor domes.
- There are details on the construction of the main dome in Main dome of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:50.
- There is a complete model of the Taj Mahal to scale 1:125 in The Taj Mahal to scale 1:125.
