He imagined that very few people in history had actually seen this carving up close, since it was designed to sit so high above the populace—but up close, the carved image of the disclike Sun looked odd, as if it were not a carved image but rather…well…aplug in the stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seven Deadly Wonders] Reference

The building's disclike forms are inspired by sand roses.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]

Under these disclike roofs, the building is a chain of interconnected pavilions and outdoor terraces surrounding a large open-air courtyard, a layout that evokes caravanserais, shelters that were built along the old trade routes.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]

Inspired by sand roses, the tiny formations that crystallize just below the desert's surface, the building's dozens of disclike forms, intersecting at odd angles and piling up unevenly atop one another, celebrate a delicate beauty in the desert landscape that is invisible to those who have not spent time there.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]