Hyperbolic Arch.

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Axial view of the interior, from the entrance.
Photo: Vicente del Amo, Granada, Spain



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Though I have not found a photograph of one, this structure reminds me of the self-supporting, shallow-depth, so-called, "Guadalajara Arch". While visiting Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico, I was able to see one under relatively rapid construction by means of a sliding metal jig.

.H.

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