Dot Tracks and Cracks

Design by Antoni Gaudi. Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain, 2007.

For other examples of Gaudi's work, see "Gaudi Circles," "Casa Mila," and "Spires and Cranes."

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Elliptic Suffusion

Suffusion by Arthur Carter. George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2016.

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Atomic Cube

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012.

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Sampler Symmetries

Antique European needlework sampler of symmetric patterns demonstrating various types of stitches.

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Capitol Snow

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1982.

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Kenneth Snelson (1927-2016)

Sculptor Kenneth Snelson in his Manhattan studio, New York City, 2011. Snelson died on December 22, 2016.

Needle Tower by Kenneth Snelson. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Snelson's Needle Tower delivers a wonderful geometrical surprise when you venture underneath and look up to see a striking symmetrical pattern.

Virlaine Tower by Kenneth Snelson. Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010.

Sagg Main Street by Kenneth Snelson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2000.

Forest Devil by Kenneth Snelson. Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2010.

See also "Snelson's Atom."

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Cathedral at Christmas

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2015.

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Farolito Walk

Candles nestled in paper bags line the street during the Farolito Walk on Canyon Road, Christmas Eve. Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2015.

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Linear Tree Lights

Toronto, 2006.

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Golden Loop

Rotunda ceiling mosaic. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, 2013.

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Hyperbolic Crocheting

Hyperbolic crocheting by Daina Taimina. Coxeter Symposium, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.

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Organ Pipe Symmetry

Seemingly symmetric arrays of organ pipes. Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2016.

See also "Organ Pipes," "Where's the Math?", and "Organ Pipe Distributions."

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Snow Day Symmetry

Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, 1979.

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Angels of Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, 2006.

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Old and New

Contrasting architectural styles. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2010.

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Love in Red and Blue

LOVE by Robert Indiana. Philadelphia, 2000.

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Tower Lines

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Window Symmetry

Symmetrical arrangement of stained glass windows. Ottawa, Ontario, 1975.

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Wind Chime Pipes

Wind Chime Memorial, St. Olaf College. Northfield, Minnesota, 2010.

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Snow Tracks

New Hampshire, 1985.

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Fall Drips

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Valley Forge Cabins

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, 1979.

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Caterpillar Crowding

A roughly ordered congregation of forest tent caterpillars.

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Geodesic Mesh

View from inside the Biosphere geodesic dome. Montreal, Quebec, 2009.

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Iced House

Meadville, Pennsylvania, 2010.

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Ice Breaks

Wintry harbor scene. Kingston, Ontario, 1975.

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Worm Tracks

The Three Observed by William Vazan. Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 2006.

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Como Lights

Christmas lights straddle a narrow passageway. Como, Italy, 2010.

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Star Points

Wall design with sixfold symmetry. Temple on Gadi Sagar Lake, Jaisalmer, India, 2010.

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Christmas Tree and Monument

The fractal-like structure of the National Christmas Tree contrasts with the Euclidean straight lines of the Washington Monument on a snowy day. Washington, D.C., 1987.

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Gimli House

Gimli House (left). Reykjavik, Iceland, 1985.

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Sixes and Seven

Doorway, Academic Quadrangle. Rice University, Houston, Texas, 2008.

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North Shore Fractals

Fractal rock formations of Oahu's North Shore. Hawaii, 1983.

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Corinth Ruins

Ruins of ancient Corinth, Greece, 1977.

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Town Hall Symmetry

Symmetric facade of the Bremen Town hall. Bremen, Germany, 1985.

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Skewed Clock

Clock in the leaning tower of Tbilisi. Rezo Gabriadze puppet theater, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2012.

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Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark, Greenwich, England, 1975.

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Stonework Symmetry

Stonework design with threefold symmetry. U.S. Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C., 2014.

Design with fourfold symmetry.

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