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The dome exerts a certain fascination, indeed a double fascination for architects: the magical attraction of the dome and the architectural challenge this presents. All implementations, whether simple or complex, are based on a few basic shapes.
The hemisphere as the predominant part of the building
(TIT Planetarium Budapes) | 
The three-quarter sphere as a conspicuous architectural feature
(Zeiss Large Planetarium in Berlin) |
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The dome integrated into a sphere
(Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, New York) | 
The dome in a truncated cone
(Planetario de la Universidad, Santiago de Chile) |
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The dome surrounded by a cylinder
(Telus World of Science, Edmonton) | 
The dome as part of a combination of different geometric shapes
(Heureka Finish Science Centre, Helsinki-Vantaa) |
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The pyramid
(Laupheim Planetarium) | 
The dome in an historical building
(Zeiss Planetarium, Palais de la Decouvérte, Paris) |
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