Paper Models of Polyhedra 

Platonic solids: tetrahedron,  cube, octahedron

 

Platonic solids: dodecahedron, icosahedron

Polyhedra are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia.
On this site are a few hundred paper models available for free.
 

 
Examples:
Icosahedron
Icosahedron
Truncated Icosahedron
 (soccerball)

Truncated icosahedron (soccerball)

Small Stellated Dodecahedron
Small stellated dodecahedron
Small Ditrigonal Icosidodecahedron
Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron
Compound of Cube and Octahedron
compound cube and octahedron

Pyramids
 model Cheops pyramid
Pentagonal Hexecontahedron
Pentagonal hexecontahedron
Rectangular Prism
Rectangular prism
Octagonal Kaleidocycle
Kaleidocycle
Globe
Globe

 

Platonic Solids
Pictures of Platonic Solids
 Dodecahedron
 Cube and Tetrahedron
 Octahedron
 Icosahedron
   
Archimedean Solids
Pictures of Archimedean Solids
 Cuboctahedron
 Icosidodecahedron
 Truncated Tetrahedron
 Truncated Octahedron
 Truncated Cube
 Truncated Icosahedron (soccer ball)
 Truncated dodecahedron
 Rhombicuboctahedron
 Truncated Cuboctahedron
 Rhombicosidodecahedron
 Truncated Icosidodecahedron
 Snub Cube
 Snub Dodecahedron

Half Archimedean Solids

Kepler-Poinsot Polyhedra
Kepler-Poinsot Polyhedra
Great Stellated Dodecahedron
 Small Stellated Dodecahedron
Great Icosahedron

Great Dodecahedron

Other Uniform Polyhedra
Uniform Polyhedra
 Tetrahemihexahedron
Octahemioctahedron
Cubohemioctahedron
Small Rhombihexahedron
Small Cubicuboctahedron
Small Dodecicosidodecahedron

Small Rhombidodecahedron
Small Dodecahemiododecahedron
Small Ditrigonal Icosidodecahedron

Small Snub Icosicosidodecahedron
Small Icosihemidodecahedron

Compounds
Polyhedra Compounds
Stella Octangula

Compound of Cube and Octahedron

Compound of Dodecahedron and Icosahedron
Compound of Two Cubes
Compound of Three Cubes

Compound of Four Cubes

Compound of Five Cubes
Compound of Five Octahedra
Compound of Five Tetrahedra

Compound of Truncated Icosahedron and Pentakisdodecahedron


Pyramids
(Special) Pyramids
Pyramids
Three Pyramids in a Cube
Six Pyramids in a Cube

Other Polyhedra
Pictures of Other Polyhedra
Dodecadodecahedron
 Pentagonal Hexecontahedron
Pentagonalconsitetrahedron

Square Trapezoheron
Decahedron
Rhombic Dodecahedron
Great Rhombihexacron
Pentagonal Dipyramid
Pentakisdodecahedron
 Small Triakisoctahedron
 Small Triambic Icosahedron
Polyhedra Made of Isosceles Triangles
Third Stellation of the Icosahedron

Sixth Stellation of the Icosahedron

Seventh Stellation of the Icosahedron

Eighth Stellation of the Icosahedron

Ninth Stellation of the Icosahedron

Final Stellation of the Icosahedron
Obelisk
Cubic Shapes

Prism and Antiprism
Pictures of (Anti)Prism
Many Prism and Antiprism

Kaleidocycles
Kaleidocycles
 Hexagonal Kaleidocycle
 Octagonal Kaleidocycle
 Decagonal Kaleidocycle

Other Paper Models

Other paper models
Cylinder 
Tapered Cylinder
Cone
Special Cones

Sphericon
"Matryoska house"
 "Matryoska house" 50%
Houses with vanishing point
 Globe
 Chevaux-de-frise  

What is a polyhedron / polyhedra??

Collections
Polyhedra Collections


Download paper models
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Constructing advises
Cut, fold and glue
 

New on the site:
New models

 


Pictures
Selection of the models

Links

Polyhedra links
Paper model links



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Examples:
Square Trapezoheron
Square trapezohedron paper model
 Star pyramids
Star (low pentagrammic pyramid)
Dodecagonal pyramid
dodecagonal pyramid
Truncated star pyramid
Truncated star pyramid
Cubic shapes
Cubic shape 6
 Houses with vanishing point

Oval Cone
Oval cone
Decorated polyhedra
Small stellated dodecahedron
Seventh stellation of the icosahedron
 

Copyrights  © 1998-2008 Gijs Korthals Altes All rights reserved .
It's permitted to make copies for non-commercial purposes only.

Information about the author

On this site are a great number of links to virtual polyhedra. These are made by George Hart and are located on his site. The site of George Hart is a wonderful site about polyhedra. 

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Last updated 03.09.2008