Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3507881, member: 39&quot;]Had not realized, by the way, what a huge thing that medal is. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Looks good! Especially the way the oval view of the interior is built into the round piece. As for the &quot;tower&quot;, in architecture that is usually called a dome. In French they differentiate between the <i>coupole</i> (usually seen from inside) and the <i>dôme - </i>the roof that you see outside.</p><p><br /></p><p>More about the building that houses the Institut de France is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collège_des_Quatre-Nations" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collège_des_Quatre-Nations" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The page in <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collège_des_Quatre-Nations" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collège_des_Quatre-Nations" rel="nofollow">French</a> has a few more images of the dome, inside and outside - much like what your medal shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupole#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupole#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupole#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupole#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow"></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in