Examples
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Digonal cupola |
Triangular cupola |
Square cupola |
Pentagonal cupola |
Hexagonal cupola (Flat) |
The above-mentioned three polyhedra are the only non-trivial cupolae with regular faces: The "hexagonal cupola" is a plane figure, and the triangular prism might be considered a "cupola" of degree 2 (the cupola of a line segment and a square). However, cupolae of higher-degree polygons may be constructed with irregular triangular and rectangular faces.
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