363 – Dome

By: pundalik

Mar 03 2010

Category: Black & White, Buildings/Architecture, India, Spiritual

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Aperture:f/5.6
Focal Length:18mm
Shutter:1/0 sec

The Global pagoda has the world largest dome which is standing without a single support pillar.The height of the dome is approximately 29 meters, while the height of the building is 96.12 meters, which is twice the size of the previously largest hollow stone monument in the world, the Gol Gumbaz Dome in Bijapur, India. External diameter of the largest section of the dome is 97.46m and the shorter sections is 94.82 m. Internal diameter of the dome is 85.15 m. The inside of the pagoda is hollow and serves as a very large meditation hall with an area covering more than 6000 m (65,000 feet). The massive inner dome seats over 8000 people enabling them to practice the non-sectarian Vipassana meditation

– Source: Wikipedia

  • Place: Global Pagoda, Gorai, Mumbai, India
  • Date: 11 May 2008
  • Camera: Nikon D50
  • Lens: Nikkor 18-200 mm
  • Focal Length: 18.0 mm
  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Exposure Time: 1/6
  • ISO: 800

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