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Geodesic Dome

The Geodesic Dome at Komtar, called Dewan Tunku, is a multi-purpose hall that is used for performances, official functions and other events. When it was built, it was regarded as a cutting edge design and a first of its kind in Malaysia. The main entrance to the Geodesic Dome is from the roof top at level 5. It is also accessible from level 4 of Komtar.

The Dewan Tunku Geodesic Dome is a partial-spherical structure based on a pattern of circles called geodesics which intersects to form triangular elements. These triangular elements spread the stress across the entire structure. It is based on a concept studied, developed and popularized by R. Buckminster Fuller. The first dome structure that call called geodesic was created even earlier, by Walther Bauersfeld for the Carl Zeiss optical company, and was built in Jena, Germany, in 1922.

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