The Matrimandir in Auroville, India took 37 years to build and is designed as a large golden sphere surrounded by twelve pedestals. Inside is a white marble meditation chamber containing the world's largest optically perfect glass globe. Sunlight is directed through this globe using mirrors to provide the only source of light. The structure represents unity and was designed to have no images or organized activities, simply allowing meditation in complete silence illuminated by a single ray of sunlight or artificial light.