The Mathematical Tourist
June 30, 2016
Window Circles and Segments
Violette Hall, Truman State University. Kirksville, Missouri, 2009.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 29, 2016
Paint and Sand
Kingston, Ontario, 1974.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 28, 2016
Pizza, Beer, and Pi
Pi Pizzeria. Bethesda, Maryland, 2016.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 27, 2016
Horse Fences
Kentucky Horse Park
. Lexington, Kentucky, 1982.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 26, 2016
Como Sundial
Sundial, Como Cathedral (Duomo di Como)
. Como, Italy, 2010.
For other sundials, see "
Spherical Sundial
" and "
Giant Sundial
."
Photos by I. Peterson
June 25, 2016
Yellow Palace
Deogarh Mahal
. Rajasthan, India, 2010.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 24, 2016
Window Integration
Window curves and lines.
Monona Terrace
, Madison, Wisconsin, 2008.
For more scenes of Monona Terrace, see "
Dome Lights
." See also "
Walls, Windows, and Riemann Sums
."
Photo by I. Peterson
Iceland Waterfall
Gullfoss
. Iceland, 1985.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 23, 2016
Grid Clouds
Cloud reflections. Houston, 2009.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 22, 2016
Spires and Pines
Cathedral of St. Helena
. Helena, Montana, 2008.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 21, 2016
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
. Kauai, Hawaii, 1983.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 20, 2016
Hawaii Hibiscus
Hibiscus
. Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 19, 2016
Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal
, Greece, 1977.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 18, 2016
Rhine Town
Drosselhof
. Ruedesheim am Rhein, Germany, 1985
.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 17, 2016
Balcony Shadows
Balcony shadows. Tbilisi, Georgia, 2012.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 16, 2016
Forbidden Passage
"There is no intention to dedicate this private thoroughfare to the public."
Aberdeen Park
, Highbury, London, England, 1975.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 15, 2016
Rainbow Frieze
Gravity's Rainbow
,
glass frieze (detail) by
Al Held
. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, 2016
.
See also "
Dome Squared
."
Photos by I. Peterson
June 14, 2016
Brick Curves
Entrance canopy,
Hamerschlag Hall
. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2009.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 13, 2016
Building Bulges
Peter B. Lewis Building
, designed by
Frank Gehry
. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 12, 2016
Star Plaza
Symmetrical star pattern. Chicago, Illinois, 2009.
Photos by I. Peterson
June 11, 2016
Leafy Capitals
A symmetric view of c
olumns with leafy capitals.
University of Virginia
, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1977.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 10, 2016
Charlotte Structures
View of
Duke Energy Center
. Charlotte, North Carolina, 2011
.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 9, 2016
Boats at Dock
Docked boats. Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, 1974.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 8, 2016
Raft Ripples
Swimming raft at dusk. Lake MacDonald, Quebec, 2009.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 7, 2016
Pacific Sentinel
Cabrillo National Monument
. San Diego, California, 2013.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 6, 2016
Angel Glacier
Angel Glacier
.
Jasper National Park
, Alberta, 1977.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 5, 2016
Fractal Blanket
Crocheted H-fractal blanket
by
Kyle Calderhead
. Displayed at
Bridges 2012
, Towson University, Maryland.
For other artworks at Bridges 2012, see "
Brick Torus
" and "
Gyrangle
."
Photos by I. Peterson
June 4, 2016
Tetrahedral Cutout
For Marjorie
by
Tony Smith
has a modular structure that would fit within a tetrahedron. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2009
.
For other sculptures by Tony Smith, see "
Solid Illusion
" and "
Octahedral Moondog
."
Photos by I. Peterson
June 3, 2016
Gate Star
Sather Gate
, University of California, Berkeley, 2011
.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 2, 2016
Spires and Cranes
Basilica de la
Sagrada Familia
. Barcelona, Spain, 2007.
Photo by I. Peterson
June 1, 2016
Intersecting Octagons
Mosaic panel with intersecting octagons, Antioch, 3rd century A.D.
Baltimore Museum of Art
, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012.
For other
ancient mosaics
at the Baltimore Museum of Art, see "
Stars and Squares
," "
Ancient Mosaic Design
," and "
Solomon's Knot
."
Photo by I. Peterson
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