Saw the “temple” described as “massive”. It’s not, my estimate of 16X16 looks fairly close.
Think iceberg
The bulk of it is below the surface
Closer to 32ft x 32ft in floor plan. Elev about 24’ to roof line + dome appears to be 16ft dia.
It’s not wood const, but for Carribean NDS, for 150mph designs, wood construction is limited to 1 story, 16ft x 24’ structures. I’m surprised on the fenestration, probably something very thick to withstand wind loads.
Virgin Island Construction after 2010 stds require design to 165 to 175mph. Berms by the tennis courts might be there to reduce wind pressures on structures half the height of the berm about 32 ft inside the bermed area. Or for the ventilation structures for tunnel system??
Nature of the island and the structures, placed there, its always windy and will be pronounced with the shape of the island and structures. You wouldn’t play tennis there.
My mistake. You’re spot on.
I saw a photo yesterday from the window elevation placing the narrow side of the bldg at 16ft wide.
Also notable was the thin metal flashing at the exterior cove base of the bldg, implying it was a wood sheathing construction. So it appears to follow the typical Carribean American Wood Council standard for WFCM 150 mph Class D seismic and Exposure C Wind Zone at 16x24x ht <25ft
Also, it isn’t stone or masonry. The articulation is paint. Also, it appears to scale features in the paint and appearance to make it look larger than its real size. For the high wind and seismic conditions, the geometry of the building precludes anything than a rectangular footprint in floor plan of ext walls. So the doorway appears to have a chamfer along the arch and columnar entrance, but it’s flat. The chamfer is painted on the wall.
The windows appear to be stock COTS fenestration. (The guy is cheap and tawdry).