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  Re: Etienne-Louis Boull=E9e: Cenotaph for Newton (1784) WIP  
From: Kenneth
Date: 21 Jul 2009 01:50:00
Message: <web.4a655688e82ca1f8f50167bc0@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
> The Cenotaph for Newton designed by the visionnary 18th century architect

> of the building, done in good old Moray. If you look carefully, you will see
> a tiny figure close to the entrance. It shows the sheer size of the whole
> construction.
>

I had to look this up in Wikipedia; what a monumental design!  "A sphere 500
feet high..." I wonder if that's even larger (in diameter) than the dome of St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome? It appears to be.

It seems to bear striking similarities to Albert Speer's later designs for
Adolphe Hitler--basic shapes and forms on a grand scale.

Nice modeling work!

Ken W.


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