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====Examples in architecture==== [[Saddle roof]]s are often hyperbolic paraboloids as they are easily constructed from straight sections of material. Some examples: * [[Philips Pavilion]] Expo '58, Brussels (1958) * [[IIT Delhi]] - Dogra Hall Roof * [[St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo]], Japan (1964) * [[St Richard's Church, Ham]], in Ham, London, England (1966) * [[Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco, California)|Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption]], San Francisco, California, US (1971) * [[Saddledome]] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1983) * [[Scandinavium]] in Gothenburg, Sweden (1971) * [[L'Oceanogràfic]] in Valencia, Spain (2003) * [[London Velopark]], England (2011) * [[Waterworld, Wrexham|Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre]], [[Wrexham]], Wales (1970) * [[Markham Moor Scorer Building|Markham Moor Service Station roof]], A1(southbound), Nottinghamshire, England * [http://pastvu.com/_p/a/9/e/d/9ed1fc7601f87d453c50cbffa06d9c6f.jpg Cafe "Kometa"], Sokol district, Moscow, Russia (1960). Architect V.Volodin, engineer N.Drozdov. Demolished. <gallery widths="200px" heights="150px"> W-wa Ochota PKP-WKD.jpg|[[Warszawa Ochota railway station]], an example of a hyperbolic paraboloid structure Superfície paraboloide hiperbólico - LEMA - UFBA .jpg|Surface illustrating a hyperbolic paraboloid Restaurante Los Manantiales 07.jpg|Restaurante Los Manantiales, Xochimilco, Mexico L'Oceanogràfic Valencia 2019 4.jpg|Hyperbolic paraboloid thin-shell roofs at [[L'Oceanogràfic]], Valencia, Spain (taken 2019) Sam_Scorer%2C_Little_Chef_-_geograph.org.uk_-_173949.jpg|Markham Moor Service Station roof, Nottinghamshire (2009 photo) </gallery>
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