diff --git a/example/08_polyhedralsurface_example.cpp b/example/08_polyhedralsurface_example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44cd61bd56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/08_polyhedralsurface_example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)
+
+// Polyhedral surface example
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using namespace boost::geometry;
+    using point_t = model::point<double, 3, cs::cartesian>;
+    using ring_t = model::ring<point_t>;
+    using polyhedral_t = model::polyhedral_surface<ring_t>;
+
+    // intializing an empty polyhedral surface (deafault constructor)
+    polyhedral_t polyhedral2;
+
+    // creating a polyhderal surface using standard initiallized list
+    polyhedral_t polyhedral1 = {{{0,0,0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}, {{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 1, 1}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 0, 0}},
+    {{0, 0, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {1, 0, 1}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 0, 0}}, {{1, 1, 1}, {1, 0, 1}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1}}, {{1, 1, 1}, {1, 0, 1}, {1, 0, 0}, {1, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 1}}, 
+    {{1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1}}};
+
+    // modifying a polyhedral surface
+    polyhedral1[0][1] = {1, 1, 1};
+
+    // read polyhedral surface wkt
+    read_wkt("POLYHEDRALSURFACE(((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0)),((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 0 1 1, 0 0 1, 0 0 0)),((0 0 0, 1 0 0, 1 0 1, 0 0 1, 0 0 0)),((1 1 1, 1 0 1, 0 0 1, 0 1 1, 1 1 1)),((1 1 1, 1 0 1, 1 0 0, 1 1 0, 1 1 1)),((1 1 1, 1 1 0, 0 1 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1)))", polyhedral2);
+
+    // write polyhedral surface wkt
+    std::cout << wkt(polyhedral1) << std::endl;
+
+    std::cout << wkt(polyhedral2) << std::endl;
+
+    // clear polyhedral surface
+    clear(polyhedral1);
+}
diff --git a/example/Jamfile b/example/Jamfile
index 17fae5000c..de9ced96d5 100644
--- a/example/Jamfile
+++ b/example/Jamfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ exe 06_a_transformation_example : 06_a_transformation_example.cpp ;
 exe 06_b_transformation_example : 06_b_transformation_example.cpp ;
 exe 07_a_graph_route_example : 07_a_graph_route_example.cpp ;
 exe 07_b_graph_route_example : 07_b_graph_route_example.cpp ;
+exe 08_polyhedralsurface_example : 08_polyhedralsurface_example.cpp ;
 
 exe c01_custom_point_example : c01_custom_point_example.cpp ;
 exe c02_custom_box_example : c02_custom_box_example.cpp ;
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/clear.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/clear.hpp
index 05c910f2e2..656105e4c7 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/clear.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/clear.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ struct polygon_clear
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Polyhedral_surface>
+struct polyhedral_surface_clear
+{
+    static inline void apply(Polyhedral_surface& polyhedral_surface)
+    {
+        traits::clear
+            <
+                typename std::remove_reference<Polyhedral_surface>::type
+            >::apply(polyhedral_surface);
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename Geometry>
 struct no_action
 {
@@ -123,6 +135,11 @@ struct clear<Geometry, ring_tag>
     : detail::clear::collection_clear<Geometry>
 {};
 
+// Clear for Polyhedral surface
+template <typename Geometry>
+struct clear<Geometry, polyhedral_surface_tag>
+    : detail::clear::polyhedral_surface_clear<Geometry>
+{};
 
 // Polygon can (indirectly) use std for clear
 template <typename Polygon>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
index 696e1e56ad..33cb2e1953 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ struct point_type<ring_tag, Ring>
     typedef typename boost::range_value<Ring>::type type;
 };
 
+// Specialization for PolyhedralSurface: the point-type is the point-type of its poly_ring_type
+template <typename PolyhedralSurface>
+struct point_type<polyhedral_surface_tag, PolyhedralSurface>
+{
+    using type = typename point_type<ring_tag, typename ring_type<polyhedral_surface_tag, PolyhedralSurface>::type>::type; 
+};
 
 // Specialization for polygon: the point-type is the point-type of its rings
 template <typename Polygon>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
index 726b14ca5e..42bb3bb185 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <boost/range/value_type.hpp>
-
 #include <boost/geometry/core/static_assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/core/tag.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp>
@@ -61,6 +60,13 @@ struct ring_mutable_type
         Geometry);
 };
 
+template <typename Geometry>
+struct poly_ring_type
+{
+    BOOST_GEOMETRY_STATIC_ASSERT_FALSE(
+        "Not implemented for this Geometry type.",
+        Geometry);
+};
 
 } // namespace traits
 
@@ -87,6 +93,11 @@ struct ring_return_type<ring_tag, Ring>
     typedef Ring& type;
 };
 
+template <typename PolyhedralSurface>
+struct ring_return_type<polyhedral_surface_tag, PolyhedralSurface>
+{
+    using type = typename traits::poly_ring_type<PolyhedralSurface>::type;
+};
 
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct ring_return_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
@@ -145,6 +156,12 @@ struct ring_type<ring_tag, Ring>
     typedef Ring type;
 };
 
+template <typename PolyhedralSurface>
+struct ring_type<polyhedral_surface_tag, PolyhedralSurface>
+{
+    using type = typename std::remove_reference<typename ring_return_type<polyhedral_surface_tag, PolyhedralSurface>::type>::type;
+};
+
 
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct ring_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp
index 6c33042f5c..d58b419e4d 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ struct box_tag : single_tag, areal_tag {};
 /// Convenience segment (2-points) identifying tag
 struct segment_tag : single_tag, linear_tag {};
 
+/// OGC Polyhedral surface identifying tag
+struct polyhedral_surface_tag : single_tag, volumetric_tag {};
+
 
 /// OGC Multi point identifying tag
 struct multi_point_tag : multi_tag, pointlike_tag  {};
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/check.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/check.hpp
index 5b49f38843..d2d2bf404f 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/check.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/check.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/polygon_concept.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/ring_concept.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/segment_concept.hpp>
-
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/polyhedral_surface_concept.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/algorithms/not_implemented.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace geometry
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ struct check<Geometry, polygon_tag, false>
     : detail::concept_check::check<concepts::Polygon<Geometry> >
 {};
 
+template <typename Geometry>
+struct check<Geometry, polyhedral_surface_tag, false>
+    : detail::concept_check::check<concepts::PolyhedralSurface<Geometry>>
+{};
+
+template <typename Geometry>
+struct check<Geometry, polyhedral_surface_tag, true>
+    : detail::concept_check::check<concepts::ConstPolyhedralSurface<Geometry>>
+{};
 
 template <typename Geometry>
 struct check<Geometry, box_tag, true>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/polyhedral_surface_concept.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/polyhedral_surface_concept.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad86e2446e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/polyhedral_surface_concept.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#ifndef BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_CONCEPTS_POLYHEDRALSURFACE_HPP
+#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_CONCEPTS_POLYHEDRALSURFACE_HPP
+
+#include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/concepts.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/core/access.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/ring_concept.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace geometry { namespace concepts 
+{
+
+template <typename Geometry>
+class PolyhedralSurface
+{
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_NO_CONCEPT_MEMBERS
+	using ring_type = typename ring_type<Geometry>::type;
+	
+	BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT( (concepts::Ring<ring_type>) );
+public:
+
+	BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(PolyhedralSurface)
+	{
+	}
+#endif
+};
+
+// polyhedral surface(constant version)
+template <typename Geometry>
+class ConstPolyhedralSurface
+{
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_NO_CONCEPT_MEMBERS
+	using const_polyhedral_type = typename std::remove_const<Geometry>::type;
+	using ring_type = typename ring_type<const_polyhedral_type>::type;
+
+	BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT( (concepts::ConstRing<ring_type>) );
+
+public:
+
+	BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(ConstPolyhedralSurface)
+	{
+	}
+
+#endif
+};
+
+}}} // namespace boost::geometry::concepts
+#endif // BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_CONCEPTS_POLYHEDRALSURFACE_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp
index a116b20cb8..076b11cef6 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/polygon.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/ring.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/segment.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/polyhedral_surface.hpp>
 
 #endif // BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/geometries/polyhedral_surface.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/polyhedral_surface.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..785cb5a608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/geometries/polyhedral_surface.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#ifndef BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_POLYHEDRALSURFACE_HPP
+#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_GEOMETRIES_POLYHEDRALSURFACE_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <boost/concept/assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/point_concept.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/ring.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/core/tag.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/core/tags.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST
+#include <initializer_list>
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace geometry 
+{
+namespace model
+{
+    
+template 
+<
+    typename Ring,
+    template<typename, typename> class Container = std::vector,
+    template<typename> class Allocator = std::allocator
+
+>
+class polyhedral_surface : public Container<Ring, Allocator<Ring> >
+{
+	BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT( (concepts::Ring<Ring>) );
+
+public :
+
+    using point_type = model::point<double, 3, boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>;
+    using ring_type = ring<point_type, true, true>;
+    using ph = Container<ring_type, Allocator<ring_type> >;
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST
+
+    /// \constructor_default{polyhedron}
+    inline polyhedral_surface()
+        : ph()
+    {}
+
+    /// \constructor_initialized_list{polyhedron}
+    inline polyhedral_surface(std::initializer_list<ring_type> l)
+	    : ph(l.begin(), l.end())
+    {}
+
+#endif
+
+};
+} // namespace model
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_NO_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATIONS
+namespace traits
+{
+
+template
+<
+    typename Ring,
+    template<typename, typename> class Container,
+    template<typename> class Allocator
+>
+struct tag
+<
+    model::polyhedral_surface
+        <
+            Ring, 
+            Container, Allocator
+        > 
+>
+{
+    using type = polyhedral_surface_tag;
+};
+
+template
+<
+    typename Ring,
+    template<typename, typename> class Container,
+    template<typename> class Allocator
+>
+struct poly_ring_type
+<
+    model::polyhedral_surface
+        <
+           Ring, 
+           Container, Allocator
+        >
+>
+{
+    using type = typename model::polyhedral_surface
+        <
+            Ring,
+            Container, Allocator
+        >::ring_type&;
+};
+
+} // namespace traits
+#endif // DOXYGEN_NO_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATIONS
+
+}} // namespace boost::geometry
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/detail/prefix.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/detail/prefix.hpp
index b566e02aa6..56fdcd4a8e 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/detail/prefix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/detail/prefix.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ struct prefix_linestring
     static inline const char* apply() { return "LINESTRING"; }
 };
 
+struct prefix_polyhedral_surface
+{
+	static inline const char* apply() { return "POLYHEDRALSURFACE"; }
+};
+
 struct prefix_multipoint
 {
     static inline const char* apply() { return "MULTIPOINT"; }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
index 7d73adf731..7462b8afd3 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
@@ -453,6 +453,42 @@ struct polygon_parser
     }
 };
 
+template<typename PolyhedralSurface>
+struct polyhderal_surface_parser
+{
+    using ring_return_type = typename ring_return_type<PolyhedralSurface>::type;
+    using appender = container_appender<ring_return_type>;
+
+    static inline void apply(tokenizer::iterator& it,
+                             tokenizer::iterator const& end,
+                             std::string const& wkt,
+                             PolyhedralSurface& Poly)
+    {
+        handle_open_parenthesis(it, end, wkt);
+        while(it != end && *it != ")")
+        {
+            handle_open_parenthesis(it, end, wkt);
+
+            typename ring_type<PolyhedralSurface>::type ring;
+            
+            appender::apply(it, end, wkt, ring);
+            traits::push_back
+                <
+                    typename std::remove_reference<PolyhedralSurface>::type
+                >::apply(Poly, ring);
+                
+            handle_close_parenthesis(it, end, wkt);
+            if(it!=end && *it == ",")
+            {
+                //skip "," after ring is parsed
+                ++it;
+            }
+
+        }
+        handle_close_parenthesis(it, end, wkt);
+    }
+};
+
 
 inline bool one_of(tokenizer::iterator const& it,
                    std::string const& value,
@@ -844,6 +880,15 @@ struct read_wkt<polygon_tag, Geometry>
         >
 {};
 
+template <typename Geometry>
+struct read_wkt<polyhedral_surface_tag, Geometry>
+    : detail::wkt::geometry_parser
+        < 
+            Geometry,
+            detail::wkt::polyhderal_surface_parser,
+            detail::wkt::prefix_polyhedral_surface
+        >
+{};
 
 template <typename MultiGeometry>
 struct read_wkt<multi_point_tag, MultiGeometry>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
index 6bd584b222..4791b74690 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
@@ -235,6 +235,34 @@ struct wkt_poly
 
 };
 
+template <typename Polyhedral_surface, typename PrefixPolicy>
+struct wkt_polyhedral
+{
+    template <typename Char, typename Traits>
+    static inline void apply(std::basic_ostream<Char, Traits>& os, 
+            Polyhedral_surface const& polyhedral, bool force_closure)
+    {
+        using const_polyhedral_type = typename std::remove_const<Polyhedral_surface>::type;
+        using ring = typename ring_type<const_polyhedral_type>::type;
+
+        os << PrefixPolicy::apply();
+
+        os << "(";
+        for(auto it = boost::begin(polyhedral); it != boost::end(polyhedral); ++it)
+        {
+            if(it != boost::begin(polyhedral))
+            {
+                os << ",";
+            }
+            os << "(";
+
+            wkt_sequence<ring>::apply(os, *it, force_closure);
+            os << ")";
+        }
+        os << ")";
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename Multi, typename StreamPolicy, typename PrefixPolicy>
 struct wkt_multi
 {
@@ -409,6 +437,15 @@ struct wkt<Polygon, polygon_tag>
         >
 {};
 
+template <typename Polyhedral_surface>
+struct wkt<Polyhedral_surface, polyhedral_surface_tag>
+    : detail::wkt::wkt_polyhedral
+        <
+            Polyhedral_surface,
+            detail::wkt::prefix_polyhedral_surface
+        >
+{};
+
 template <typename Multi>
 struct wkt<Multi, multi_point_tag>
     : detail::wkt::wkt_multi