TITLE: Trantor NAME: Patrick Joyal COUNTRY: Canada EMAIL: patrick.joyal@videotron.ca WEBPAGE: http://pages.infinit.net/pjoyal/ TOPIC: Fortress COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT. JPGFILE: trantor.jpg RENDERER USED: MegaPov 0.5 RENDER TIME: about 5 min HARDWARE USED: Pentium MMX 200mhz IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the "Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov. Trantor is the capital planet (and city) of the Galactic Empire. Except for the Imperial sector, the whole planet is covered by a metallic structure. In addition to protecting people from bad weather, it seems that it help Trantorians to feel safe. You can see on that picture the elevator that was build some 200 years ago. It transport travelers and goods from and to the spaceships, thus eliminating the need for expensive shuttle launches. DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: thanks to Rob Antonishen for the "chain" include, used to do the elevator. other explanations and source files are available on demand.