hyperboloid structure 

architectural structure in the shape of a partial hyperboloid
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Discoverer or inventor	Vladimir Shukhov
Has use	cooling tower
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  A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.

Shukhov towers

Hyperboloid art

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  A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.
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  Tractricious sculpture, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, United States, 1988.
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  The Messe Wien Turm / Messeturm, (Vienna Trade Fair Tower / Exhibition-tower) is a decorative illuminated tower sculpture landmark over the largest trade fair in Austria, Vienna, Austria, 2004.
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  Mae West sculpture, Munich, Germany, 2011.
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  San Clan was a temporarily constructed tower sculpture for AfrikaBurn, 2012, a Burning Man regional event in Tankwa Karoo National Park, South Africa, 2012.
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  Pseudosphaera statue in Târgu Mureş
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  Hyperboloid metallic monument near Nagoya Station in Japan.

Hyperboloid broadcast towers

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  Unless the international campaign can save the 1922 Shukhov tower, it is under current threat of demolition. Shukhov tower, Moscow, Russia designed by Vladimir Shukhov, 1922.
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  Ochsenkopf TV Tower, Ochsenkopf, Germany, 1958.
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  Święty Krzyż TV Tower, Łysa Góra, Poland, 1966.
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  Ještěd Tower, Liberec, Czech Republic, 1968.
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  Ještěd Tower by Karel Hubacek in the Czech Republic.
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  Ještěd Tower by Karel Hubacek in the Czech Republic.

Hyperboloid buildings

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  Church of Colònia Güell has hyperboloid vaults, Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí, an unfinished building since 1915.
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  The Sagrada Família cathedral has hyperboloid vaults and windows, Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí, under construction since 1882 with an estimated completion in 2026.
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  Catedral de Brasília, a.k.a. Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, 1970.
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  Catedral de Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer.
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  House of Culture, nicknamed "Le Volcan" (The Volcano) by its Brazillian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Havre, France, 1982.
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  House of Culture, nicknamed "Le Volcan" (The Volcano) by its Brazillian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Havre, France, 1982.
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  Roy Thomson Hall concert hall, Toronto, Canada, 1982.
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  The Corporation Street Bridge in Manchester, England, 1999.
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  The Corporation Street Bridge interior view.
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  BMW Welt, (BMW World), is a museum and event venue at the Olympic Park, Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Munich, Germany, designed by Viennese professor Wolf D. Prix and architect firm Coop Himmelb (l) au, 2007.
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  BMW Welt at night.
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  BMW Welt with the Olympiaturm observation tower, dusk.
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  A wide view of the BMW World museum building.
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  Saint Louis Science Center's James S. McDonnell Planetarium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 1963.
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  Gen Coel Building houses a public library, shopping, and community centre in Heerlerheide, Heerlen, The Netherlands.

Hyperboloid cooling towers

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  Cooling towers at Didcot Power Station, United Kingdom.
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  Cooling tower, Puertollano, Spain.
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  The THTR-300 cable-net dry cooling tower for the now decommissioned thorium high-temperature nuclear reactor in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany, 1983.

Hyperboloid electricity pylons

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  Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
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  Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhniy Novgorod, 2006.
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  Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 2006.
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  Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhniy Novgorod, 2006.
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  Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
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  One of the Oka Shukhov towers was destroyed in 2005.
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  One of the Oka Shukhov towers was destroyed in 2005.
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  One of the Oka Shukhov towers was destroyed in 2005.
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  The Hyperboloid Tower Project of 350 metres by Vladimir Shukhov, 1919.
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  The Pylons of Cádiz are geodesic but not true spaceframes and not constructed from straight rods at a diagonal to the vertical.
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  The Pylons of Cádiz, (aka Towers of Cádiz), are two tall electricity pylon supporting powerlines over the bay of Cádiz, Spain, 1960.

Hyperboloid furniture

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  Our Zuo table.
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  3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
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  3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup with samples removing support material. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.

Hyperboloid lighthouses

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  Hyperboloid Adziogol Lighthouse near Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.
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  Stanislav Range Front Light hyperboloid lighthouse tower designed by Vladimir Shukhov, in Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.

Hyperboloid observation towers

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  Space Needle, Seattle, United States, 1961.
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  Newcastle International Airport air traffic control tower, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 1967.
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  Gettysburg National Tower, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 1974, Demolished in 2000.
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  Sydney Tower, Sydney, Australia, 1981.
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  Sydney Tower.
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  Killesberg Tower, Stuttgart, Germany, originally planned for the 1993 World Horticultural Exposition, it was only erected in 2001.
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  Schlossberg, a.k.a. Castle Hill Tower, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 2002.
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  Barcelona–El Prat International Airport air traffic control tower, El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain
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  Borůvka observation tower, a.k.a. "Blueberry" lookout tower, Chrudim, Czech Republic, 2005.
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  TBZ Turm, a.k.a. TBZ Tower, Zürich, Switzerland, 2005.
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  Lörmecke Tower, Warstein, Germany, 2008.
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  Slunečná (rozhledna), a.k.a. Sunny lookout tower, Velké Pavlovice, Czech Republic, 2009.
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  Jübergturm is the first wooden hyperboloid tower structurally supported only by the outer wood framework, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2010.
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  The Vysoká (High Lookout) Tower in the town of Tachov in the Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, 2014.
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  Vysoká observation tower, Tachov.

Hyperboloid ship masts

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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on Russian Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, like the "Imperator Pavel" (Emperor Paul I), early June 1912.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, like the Imperator Pavel I, underway, on this postcard circa 1917.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, illustrated plans from Brassey's Naval Annual 1912.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, underway circa 1917-1929, prior to refitting in 1929.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, a view from the Manhattan Bridge on the East River, in New York City, December 25, 1916.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, passing the 96th St. Pier in New York City, circa December 26, 1918.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, in lock, Panama, 1921.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, with the ship's complement posing on her forecastle, forward turrets and superstructure, circa 1924.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS New Mexico, in 1921, prior to refitting in 1931.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Oklahoma, at anchor wearing experimental camouflage, circa 1917, prior to refitting in 1927–1929.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Oklahoma, under way during her sea trials, in "Popular Mechanics" Magazine, March 1916.
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  Hyperboloid towers of USS Oklahoma, 1920.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia, in San Francisco Bay circa 1934, prior to refitting in 1942–1944.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia aflame at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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  Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia aflame at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and a small boat rescues a seaman.
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  Hyperboloid towers of USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941.

Hyperboloid skyscrapers

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  de:BIZ-Turm (BIS Tower) of the Bank for International Settlements, tower for the untouchables, Basel, Switzerland, 1977.
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  Warsaw Spire, Warsaw, Poland, 2016.

Hyperboloid water towers

Other hyperboloid structures

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  A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.
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  Our Zuo table.
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  3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
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  3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup with samples removing support material. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
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  Spaghetti spiral, 2008.

See also

• Category:Hyperboloid structures
• Category:Tensegrity
• Category:Tensile structures