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'''Ark''' is a name given to two massive [[Forerunner]] installations, both designed with the primary purpose of manufacturing [[Halo Array|Halo rings]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''' ''page 343'' (''"...one of the two Arks that had created them in the first place."'')</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''' ''page 375'' (''"...neither of the Arks were manufacturing Halos..."'')</ref> Situated [[Intergalactic space|outside]] the [[Milky Way|Milky Way galaxy]], they also served as [[Lifeworker]] research facilities, as well as conservational preserves for the numerous species of the galaxy, indexed by the Forerunners during the [[Conservation Measure]].<ref name="c273">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 273-275''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 372-373''</ref> The Arks were shaped like massive flowers, consisting of several curved arms, similar to the petals of a flower, surrounding a circular [[Foundry|Halo construction foundry]] in the center.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 371''</ref> | '''Ark''' is a name given to two massive [[Forerunner]] installations, both designed with the primary purpose of manufacturing [[Halo Array|Halo rings]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''' ''page 343'' (''"...one of the two Arks that had created them in the first place."'')</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''' ''page 375'' (''"...neither of the Arks were manufacturing Halos..."'')</ref> Situated [[Intergalactic space|outside]] the [[Milky Way|Milky Way galaxy]], they also served as [[Lifeworker]] research facilities, as well as conservational preserves for the numerous species of the galaxy, indexed by the Forerunners during the [[Conservation Measure]].<ref name="c273">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 273-275''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 372-373''</ref> The Arks were shaped like massive flowers, consisting of several curved arms, similar to the petals of a flower, surrounding a circular [[Foundry (location)|Halo construction foundry]] in the center.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 371''</ref> | ||
Two Arks existed during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]; the [[greater Ark]], which produced the original array of Halos 30,000 kilometers in diameter, and [[Installation 00]] or the lesser Ark, which produced a newer series of rings each 10,000 kilometers in diameter. Both of these constructs are known to have been distinctly referred to as "the Ark"; originally, the term was more commonly applied to the greater Ark, whereas the lesser Ark and its newer, more efficient array of Halos was kept a well-guarded secret among Forerunners. With the greater Ark [[Battle of the greater Ark|destroyed]] in the final days of the Flood war,<ref>'''Halo Silentium'''</ref> the lesser Ark remained as the only Ark installation and is as such commonly known as "the Ark".<ref>'''Halo 3'''</ref> | Two Arks existed during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]; the [[greater Ark]], which produced the original array of Halos 30,000 kilometers in diameter, and [[Installation 00]] or the lesser Ark, which produced a newer series of rings each 10,000 kilometers in diameter. Both of these constructs are known to have been distinctly referred to as "the Ark"; originally, the term was more commonly applied to the greater Ark, whereas the lesser Ark and its newer, more efficient array of Halos was kept a well-guarded secret among Forerunners. With the greater Ark [[Battle of the greater Ark|destroyed]] in the final days of the Flood war,<ref>'''Halo Silentium'''</ref> the lesser Ark remained as the only Ark installation and is as such commonly known as "the Ark".<ref>'''Halo 3'''</ref> | ||
