James S. McDonnell Planetarium - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 37.897 W 090° 16.254
15S E 737558 N 4279431
This odd-shaped building is the James S. McDonnell Planetarium located with the St. Louis Science Center on the edge of Forest Park in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WMQC4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2006
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The "smoke" coming from the building is coincidental clouds on the day the picture was taken but does add to the effect of the building. The building was designed by architect Gyo Obata of the firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK). The shape of the building's unique roof is known mathematically as a hyperboloid of one sheet.
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St. Louis Science Center and
James S. McDonnell Planetarium