Английская Википедия:Golden Domes

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The Golden Domes, also called the Maharishi Golden Domes,Шаблон:Sfn are twin buildings on the campus of Maharishi International University (MIU) in Fairfield, Iowa, United States, built in 1980 and 1981. According to MIU, the Golden Domes were the first structures built specifically for group meditation and the practice of the TM-Sidhi program. In 2001 and 2005 they received additional construction including landscaping, perimeter fencing and new entrances.

Description

Oblique aerial photo showing the domes.
Aerial photograph showing the Golden Domes.

Each dome is 20,000–25,000 square feet (1,900–2,300 m2) in area, about 150–200 feet (46–61 m) in diameter, and about 35 feet (11 m) highШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and are said to dominate the MIU campus.Шаблон:Sfn The roofs of the domes are covered with spray polyurethane foam. The domes are mentioned in a number of travel guides Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and are considered "don't miss" landmarks for Fairfield tourists.Шаблон:Sfn The domes have been variously described by journalists as looking like: "a huge rotunda",Шаблон:Sfn "flying saucers",Шаблон:Sfn "extraterrestrial-looking",Шаблон:Sfn "gilded breasts",Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn "Mallomar-cookie-shaped",Шаблон:Sfn "giant mushrooms",Шаблон:Sfn and "sprawling structures".Шаблон:Sfn

History

In the summer of 1979, during a "World Peace Assembly" in Amherst, Massachusetts, the Maharishi invited TM and TM-Sidhi practitioners to come together for group meditation in FairfieldШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and ordered the construction of two domes for this purpose.Шаблон:Sfn University president, Bevan Morris, oversaw the effort and according to MIU, the domes were the first structures built for the purpose of group practice of the Maharishi's TM-Sidhi program (capacity 3,000).Шаблон:Sfn Construction began in the fall of 1979 and the first dome was inaugurated in December by the Maharishi. Ravi Shankar (later known as "Sri Sri Ravi Shankar") and two other Indian pandits chanted Vedic hymns during the inaugural ceremony.Шаблон:Sfn The second Dome, completed in 1981,Шаблон:Sfn was reportedly built on the site of the campus baseball field.Шаблон:Sfn[1] Each dome's usage was declared gender specific to avoid distraction by the presence of the opposite sex.Шаблон:Sfn According to the university's yearbook, the Maharishi named the domes, "The Maharishi Patanjali dome and the Bagambhrini Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge" in 1983.Шаблон:Sfn

A photograph of a golden, symmetrical sculpture.
Rooftop cupola shaped like a kalasha.

Each dome is topped with a kalasha. These rooftop sculptures are 7.5 ft (2.9 m) tall and 5 ft (1.5 m) wide and were cast in acrylic resin by a university professor in 1997.Шаблон:Sfn Surrounding areas and berms were also flattenedШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and auspicious fencing was added around each dome in 1999.Шаблон:Sfn Later some aspects of the building were deemed inauspiciousШаблон:Sfn and western entrances were replaced with east facing entrances for one of the domes in 2001.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn An expanded vestibule on the east side includes a large room for coats and shoes and the performance of Yoga positions or asanas.Шаблон:Sfn The eastern end of one dome was squared-off, to align it with the philosophy of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda (MSV) architecture.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The entry to the second dome was moved in 2005 and bathrooms were added, replacing a temporary trailer which had been used for the purpose.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In accordance with the MSV architectural philosophy the domes were topped by cupolas called kalashes.Шаблон:Sfn In 2008 the roof of the Maharishi Patanjali dome was resurfaced and repainted.Шаблон:Sfn

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