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Tipi

A tipi, also tepee or teepee and often called a lodge in older English writings, is a tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles. 

  1. A conical, portable structure with two adjustable smoke flaps, multiple poles
  2. Tied together at the small ends, are raised upright with a twist so as to cross the poles above the fastening
  3. Furs cover on it….

Lavvu

A temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern extremes of Northern Europe. It has a design similar to a Native American tipi but is less vertical and more stable in high winds.

  1. three or more forked poles and
  2. 2) several straight poles. The forked poles have a two-stem fork at the top end. These three poles are interlocked so that they form a tripod. 

Upon this assembly of the forked poles, the straight poles are laid in a circular fashion.

  1. The modern one has a single pole which supports the tent in the middle of the structure, and is maintained and supported by stakes to the ground.

Oriental Pearl Tower

A TV tower in Shanghai. Its location at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund, makes it a distinct landmark in the area.

  1. Triangular structure in the bottom part, to support the whole buildings
  2. Also several perpendicular (to the ground) “Poles” in the center of those inclined poles.
  3. Sphere structure in the bottom, middle and top parts.

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