Monday, May 11, 2009

Old and New




Photo: K.Schorn, 2008


The oldest known concrete shell structure: the Pantheon, Rome

Completed approximately AD 125

Diameter = 141ft (43m)


Photo: www.ketchum.org

Petroleum Coke Bulk Storage: Pittsburg, California

Designed by OPAC Consulting Engineers, 1997.

Air formed, built by Dome Systems, Inc.

Hemisphere diameter: 180ft (55m)

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