Pioneer Air Museum Dome - Fairbanks, Alaska
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BruceS
N 64° 50.368 W 147° 46.470
6W E 463258 N 7190788
Geodesic dome used for aviation museum located in Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WMARJN
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2011
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The "Gold Dome" was built in the 1960's when the park was developed to celebrate the Centennial of the Alaska purchase. The dome based on a Buckminster Fuller design measures 134 feet in diameter and 38 feet high. Since 1992 the building has been used by the Pioneer Air Museum.