The buildings, with a circular shape and a flat roof, were made of mud, sun-dried mudbricks and stone.

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Placement of the numerals' vertical axis parallel to the dial radii emphasizes the circular shape.

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Just the circular shape.

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They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter.

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The drug is believed to be sold as a form of ecstasy and comes as a bright red pill in either a circular or star shape.

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While this exhibition space is said to resemble a traditional Native American dwelling, there is more than a touch of the extraterrestrial to its flattened dome shape and large circular windows.

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It is constructed in the shape of a dome, with six trapezoidal side windows and a circular top window of a little under 80cm, making it the largest window ever built for space.

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