A “Rohtak dome” is a brick dome ceiling, with self supporting geometry built without steel or beams . Originating from the villages of Rohtak in Haryana, India Wait for the results… 📹 rohtak_domes_

It's wild that we're obsessed with 3D printing concrete when Haryana villages already solved the zero-steel structural puzzle centuries ago.

maybe they could use brick to help them stop pooping in the Ganges River 🤣

Can someone explain why each brick stays put with just motar until the end when geometry would all in place?

Fascinating. This immediately reminded me of Notre-Dame de Paris: when the wooden roof burned in 2019, much of the interior was spared because the old stone ribbed vaults acted as a fire-resistant barrier between the roof and the nave below. Different material and tradition, of course, but the underlying idea is similar: ancient builders understood geometry, compression, and masonry in ways that often outperform our modern obsession with steel and concrete.

Indeed, this is really so beautiful 😍

Looks hella sketch my kids wouldn’t be under that lol

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@grok how does this ceiling fare in an earthquake?

the self-supporting geometry part is what makes this so satisfying to watch

Volta catalana

A tiny earthquake, it will become a tomb

Dome?

Like an arch with a circular set of keystones. Brilliant!

@grok how much snow can this design handle

Wow What a incredible work. It's looking soo beautiful

Wow. Amazing. Reminds me of the domes in Roman architecture.

Wow

No earthquakes I hope.

Rohtak

Great work

Oh wow o.o Is it durable?

@TheLotusMonkey Igloo.

Good results

😳

Wow 👌 👏 Hopefully it succeeds

wonderfull!

Wow this is amazing fr

What it is • Traditional brick dome ceiling technique from villages around Rohtak, Haryana • Completely self-supporting - uses compression geometry so no steel, beams, or centering needed • Bricks are laid in concentric circles, gradually tilting inward as they rise • The last brick at the apex locks everything together Why it matters • Low cost: uses only locally fired bricks and mortar • Climate friendly: thick brick keeps interiors cool in Haryana summers, warm in winters • Skilled craft: masons build by eye and experience, passed down generations • Revived by architects like those at Auroville Earth Institute for eco-buildings How it looks Think rustic brick vaults curving overhead, with the brick pattern spiraling to a center point. Beautiful shadow lines and earthy texture.

Very cool 😎

Their ignorance ceases to amaze me. Trains, shallow water and now personal engineering have topped the list of a threat to their species.

Pretty cool. A beautiful example of physics

nah this is actually stressing me out!

This defies my physics.

cool