"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:

>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89tienne-Louis_Boull%C3%A9e_Memorial_Newton_Night.jpg)
> you can notice some inconsistencies in the engraving. The doorway is clearly

> be achieved with a cylindrical wall. By modelling the building I came across
> this (and other "impossibilities").

???

If I understand Boullee's design correctly, the base *is* cylindrical - or isn't
it? He just seems to have chosen a clever shape for the "sideburns" to
complement the hemispherical top.

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