FACTFILE
NAME
MISSION
the Mandãla
planetary sanctuary / cathedral for the Americas / shrine of the Serpent-Jaguar
time-keeping device / spiritual power-plant / oasis of mystery / visionary creation
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
ARCHETYPE
SYMMETRY
PRIMARY MORPHOTYPES
PRIMARY GEOMETRY PRINCIPLE
PRIMARY CALENDAR CYCLES
HABITAT
ENERGY SOURCE
INTERFACE
sacred space: sanctuary, temple, cathedral / calendar / organism / artform
womb-like sanctuary conceived as a living organism regulated by the Maya Calendar
'Serpent-Jaguar'
radial + bilateral
circle, oval / cross / pillar / loop / weave
PHI
1 day / 13days / 260 days
high desert
solar power
World Wide Web
INTERIOR DIAMETER
INTERIOR HEIGHT
INTERIOR VOLUME
INTERIOR DOME SURFACE
FLOOR AREA
CONNECTOR'S DIAMETER
CONNECTOR'S LENGTH
PLATFORM HEIGHT
ORGANISM DIAMETER
SERPENT GUARDIANS TOTAL HEIGHT
GRAIL PILLAR TOTAL HEIGHT
approx. 20m/65ft
approx. 8m/28ft
approx. 1675m3/60000ft3
approx. 550m2/6000ft2
approx. 315m2/3400ft2
variable: from 0.80 to 1.5m / 2.5 to 5ft
determined by host site; could reach 200m/650ft
approx. 1.5m/5ft
approx. 9m/30ft
approx. 4.5m/15ft
approx. 6m/20ft
EARTH - LIFE ANCHOR - STRUCTURE
WATER - LIFE FLUID - CIRCULATION
AIR - LIFE FORCE - RESPIRATION
FIRE - LIFE EVOLUTION - MEMORY
type: 4-headed serpentine structure in cave-chamber with connecting appendage
system: lightweight structure inside ellipsoidal dome chamber based on sacred geometry
materials: high-tech composites / raw earth / native sandstone
type: revolving liquid geometries
system: crystalline water channeled in close-circuit
type: soundworlds
system: surround-sound
atmosphere: ion + oxygen rich
type: graphic morphotypes
system: genetic algorhythm-based computer graphics on LCD dome screen
VISIONARY EVOLUTION
MYTHOPOETIC GENOME
MORPHOTYPAL EVOLUTION
PRIMARY PHYLOGENY LINKS
HISTORICAL EMERGENCE
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STATUS
PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION START-DATE
13-codex poetic mandala→ power-plant calendric architecture→
4-serpent grail organism→ 9th anchor of a multi-dimensional master-plan
3 rings : 13 codices : 26 songline strands / 26 letter-codes
(1-D) point of creation→ (2-D) flat mandala→ (3-D) underground sanctuary→
(4-D) revolving organism→ (multi-D) Transcendental Object
jellyfish, nautilus, octopus (morphotypal)
snake, cat (archetypal)
modern human (visionary)
12.19.5.14.8 : 1 LAMAT : 23-12-1998
PHASE ? on XIII (Development Stage)
unknown
IMPLEMENTATION AREA
COORDINATES
ALTITUDE
NEAREST INFRASTRUCTURE
NEAREST SIZABLE TOWN
LAND OWNERSHIP
PROJECTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
VISITATION
MAXIMUM VISITOR CAPACITY
desert wilderness of the Colorado Plateau (Navajo Nation or Hopi Nation ?, Arizona)
unknown
approx. 2000m (6000ft)
unknown
Flagstaff, AZ
Navajo or Hopi?
0 to near 0
day & night with no time limit
no fee
reservation required
1 person at a time and per day (policy subject to change)
PROJECT
PROJECT TYPE
PROJECT DIRECTOR
WEBSITE / FUTURE INTERFACE
CONTACT
ESTIMATED COST
PRIMARY FUNDING TYPE
name: The Mandala Project
headquarters: Santa Fe, NM
type: large scale art project
legal status: (to be incorporated as) 501(c)3
Jean-Philippe Mul
the-mandala.net
mail@the-mandala.net
(US$) 10 Million (rough projection)
private donations
