Geometrical review of the dome in Palau Güell
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.70546Keywords:
Palau Güell, Antoni Gaudí, dome, paraboloid, ellipsoidAbstract
The Palau Güell, by Antoni Gaudí, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architects and historians commonly claim that the surface of the dome in Palau Güell’s Central Hall is a paraboloid. In this study, using photogrammetrical and geometrical techniques, we prove this claim to be wrong and we define the quadric surface which best fits the dome. Besides, we provide an objective measure of that fit and we state the geometric parameters defining this surface.
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