Spaceship Earth is a memorable experience, even if you just walk past it as we did. I later learned that the cladding is not just visually fascinating, it’s designed to collect any rainwater that falls on the globe so it can be recycled.
Shared for the weekly photo challenge: rounded (although you might say rounded is an understatement!)
Susan Rushton 
Visually fascinating is right!
I wonder how big those little triangles are?
One of my favorite attractions!
I hope it brought back good memories.
Wow! It’s mesmerizing!
The patterns seem to change as you look at it.
Great shot! I love Spaceship Earth. XD
It’s a great name too.
How nicely the ‘pixels’ catch the light!
You would not have guessed that the interplay of light and shade would create those particular shades.
Yes, fascinating!
It’s been many years since I have been there. I didn’t know the design had a purpose other than being interesting.
I suppose if it rained hard and all the water sheeted off down to the people below, that would be unfortunate!
What delightful pretty pinks you have captured here. Fab photo for the challenge Susan.
The colours are strong and subtle at the same time.
That’s a great shot of it, Susan. I haven’t been there in ages, I wonder what the ride is like now? What I remember of it was that it was narrated by Walter Cronkite (the fatherly voice of Boomer childhood) and one part showed children telecommunicating with their mother, presumably working far away, which I thought was astounding. Now I do it with my son. Wonders of the future world, indeed.
I read somewhere that Judy Dench is the narrator, although I don’t know if she in turn has been renewed.
Excellent.
Glad you liked it!
Understatement indeed! I too didn’t know there was purpose to the design — other than confounding the observer, of course. Wonderful colors!
I wonder how many minor collisions are caused by people stopping to photograph it?
Fascinating, and useful too. A winning combination.
It’s the kind of futuristic structure, impressive as it is, that we almost take for granted today. I wonder what an earlier age would have made of it.
Thank you for sharing all this with us. I really like all the photos and the way you challenge it!