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Um, theres no proof or anecdotes to support these comments. Also, concept art does not equal canon
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==Construction==
==Construction==
[[Image:1209484737 Halo002lowrb9.jpg|thumb|300px|Scaffolding islands of a Halo installation.]]
[[Image:1209484737 Halo002lowrb9.jpg|thumb|300px|Scaffolding islands of a Halo installation.]]
[[Image:Artificial Planets.jpg|thumb|300px|Construction of artificial planets.]]
 
[[Image:1209584069 MountainsoftheArk.jpg|thumb|300px|A Mountain Range on the Ark in panorama.]]
[[Image:1209584069 MountainsoftheArk.jpg|thumb|300px|A Mountain Range on the Ark in panorama.]]
{{Quote|A Halo’s construction is executed by armies of Sentinels: some are the size of cities. Viewing the picture of the reconstituted asteroid material, you can see the process of skinning the Halo.  There are four huge terraforming factories moving across the face of the Halo.  They hold in the atmosphere which would leak out across the face, eventually pouring through the super structure, tugged into place by centrifugal force.|[[The Art of Halo 3]]<ref>'''[[Art of Halo 3]]''', page 117</ref>}}
{{Quote|A Halo’s construction is executed by armies of Sentinels: some are the size of cities. Viewing the picture of the reconstituted asteroid material, you can see the process of skinning the Halo.  There are four huge terraforming factories moving across the face of the Halo.  They hold in the atmosphere which would leak out across the face, eventually pouring through the super structure, tugged into place by centrifugal force.|[[The Art of Halo 3]]<ref>'''[[Art of Halo 3]]''', page 117</ref>}}
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[[The Ark]] plays a significant and noteworthy part in construction, and is the location where replacement Halo Installations are built and later transported, should one be destroyed by the [[Flood]] or opposing forces. Although the [[Ark]] constructs smaller installations, it is unknown how the [[Ark]] was initially built or if it is capable of repairing itself.
[[The Ark]] plays a significant and noteworthy part in construction, and is the location where replacement Halo Installations are built and later transported, should one be destroyed by the [[Flood]] or opposing forces. Although the [[Ark]] constructs smaller installations, it is unknown how the [[Ark]] was initially built or if it is capable of repairing itself.
Rather than creating entirely artificial structures, the [[Covenant]] uses a different approach, using a natural body as the base upon which layers are added. The [[Unyielding Hierophant]] was built around an asteroid, with the reactors and bulbous sections added after it had been hollowed out. Likewise, [[High Charity]] is likely built around a fragment of the original [[San 'Shyuum]] home world, though that has never been explicitly stated.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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