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️ The circus-shaped gardens of the Domus Augustana were enclosed by a long, double-height portico.
✍️ The gardens were designed by Roman architect, Rabirius, who also designed many other aspects of the Flavian palace.
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📜 The SCALAE CACI once ran straight up the Palatine Hill from behind the Circus Maximus!
Here, they are wedged between the enormous Temple of Apollo substructure and a multi-story horreum (warehouse).
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The rule of TV seems to be that every show needs to have a Christmas episode at some point. I guess this is what’s going on here… ;-)
Merry Christmas to all you builders out there who’s builds have been inspirational presents each and every day for the past years as well as to everyone who takes interest in what I’ve been doing here.
The „Full Steam 2“ series with LOTS of new builds will be my present under YOUR trees. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Parts: 8,500+ (~490 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 13.5in x 16in (34cm x 40cm)
PC: Eric Clarke
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The newly restored and substantially redesigned version of my original 2015 piece depicting the Palace of Westminster in London.
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On a recent trip to the coast, I noticed the many ways in which Land meets Water.
This MOC is an attempt to mimic rockwork as arches using plates. The result was a bowl shaped island which I made into a self sustained island village.
This is one of my last MOC about famous architectural landmark: Secession Building in Vienna.
It is particoularly difficult and funny create the correct form for the enormous ball of golden foliage! :)
I have wanted to build this house in Lego for a long time. However, the house is too big for minifig scale and a lot of details would be lost in micro scale. But when I saw this recently taken photo of the house, with the beautiful pink flowering tree in front of the house, it felt like a perfect alternative to build the tree with the house in the background.
A year ago I decided to only use existing bricks for my digital MOCs. But this time I really wanted to capture the original color of the house together with the color of the tree. Therefore this build is an exception from my rule. However, if you look at next/previous image you can see how this house would look if only existing bricks were used.
Here's some WIP images of my latest project. I have been working on this the past month or so. Please check @wooootles on Instagram, as I tend to put more WIP images there (whereas my Flickr has more finished images)
(Remodeled version of Buckingham Palace). Includes statues of Alexander J. Brickenburg and Sir George DePlates.
House of Three is a contemporary Scandinavian family home. I've tried to catch contemporary Scandinavian architecture in colours, floor plan and roof design. The interior and furniture in inspired by IKEA and other Scandinavian designs. Comfortable living suitable for a small family.
House of Three is a contemporary Scandinavian family home. I've tried to catch contemporary Scandinavian architecture in colours, floor plan and roof design. The interior and furniture in inspired by IKEA and other Scandinavian designs. Comfortable living suitable for a small family.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
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The dense amalgamation of interconnected corridors and chapels around a central courtyard are known collectively as the Apostolic Palace. The palace in its current state is the result of numerous structural additions under more than a century’s worth of popes; beginning with Pope Nicholas V in 1447, progressing significantly toward its current state during the papacy of Sixtus V, and modified further by Sixtus’ later successors, Pope Urban VII, Pope Innocent XI, and Pope Clement VIII. At its center is the Cortile di San Damaso where Pope Francis has recently held smaller than usual weekly General Audiences outdoors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The adjacent multi-story square building directly east (pictured center-right) houses various administrative offices of the Holy See, as well as the Papal Apartments on the third floor. Although, as aforementioned, Pope Francis has bucked tradition by not residing here, he continues to use the apartments as his office and, on occasion, greets crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square from the second-to-last window on the right – denoted by a dark red tile in the model. Overall, the consolidation of several state offices here has led to the use of “Apostolic Palaces” as a broader reference to the government of Vatican City in much the same way that “White House” is a metonym for the US Presidential administration rather than the building complex itself.
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Lego modular inspired by rococo architecture. Computer rendering but only existing bricks were used.
This build is a large castle/landscape display featuring The Knights of the Black Falcon and The Forest Guard.
First and foremost the aim of this build was to showcase what I love about those classic mid-80s Castle sets and specifically my two favourite factions. I have drawn inspiration from the original sets featuring each faction, specifically what I loved about them as a child and aimed to contrast that with what appeals to me as an adult builder.
The build features two fortresses side by side, Falkenholt Castle, the fortress of the Knights of the Black Falcon and an underground network of caves and tunnels that comprise the fortress of the Forest Guard.
Some of the elements that I am most happy with in this build are the level of detail and texture, the cross-section style cutaway on the edges of the build showing the internal structure of the castle as well as the geological layers of rock, clay and soil.
Original building was constructed in 1645 as a private palace in Uppsala, Sweden. From 1710 the building was used as the town hall. The building received its current exterior in 1883.
Modular building is constructed of three parts, 32x32 studs, where the middle part can be used as a separate modular building. Middle part contains a staircase. Total about 13000 bricks. Some bricks have been chosen in colors that are not currently available to make the final result look more like the real building. Computer rendering.
After 22 months of off and on construction, the LEGO Guardian Building is complete. The model is 8 feet (2.46 meters) high to the roof. The building's base measures 136 x 48 LEGO studs.
This model will be displayed for the first time at the Henry Ford Museum starting on November 24, 2014 and ending in early January 2015.
It's not every day you find a use for Battle Droid heads!
⛰️ This enormous colonnade of the Domus Augustana overlooked the Circus Maximus!
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The Magnolias on 10th --- The newest luxury development at Wasabi District!
Some facts:
-Over 10,000 pieces (I stopped counting at 10k)
-6 32x32 baseplates
-12 modules, including roofs. 9 out of 12 modules fully detailed (interior)
-The most difficult Wasabi District project ever!
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Modular buildings, based (loosely) on the free plans, provided by Kristel, on the Rebrickable site (rebrickable.com/mocs/kjw010/candy-lane), as well as on Kristel's site, (<a href="https://modularsbykristel.com/"
The two most iconic geographical features of Vatican City are undoubtedly St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Peter’s Square. Both are located just north of the site’s original Circus of Nero, over what is believed to be the tomb of their namesake, Saint Peter the Apostle. The Basilica and Square have existed in much the same state since 1667 when Bernini’s oval colonnade design representing “the maternal arms of Mother Church” was completed, giving Vatican City a monumental front porch. True to form, St. Peter’s Square is freely accessible to the general public as is the Basilica itself on most days.
My newest addition to the Wasabi District. About 3000 pieces and the size of a typical CREATOR Expert corner building.
Irish Pub on the first floor, while a hostel is situated on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
One of my three contributions to the Archbrick/BriXtar Skyscraper Challenge. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
Because Imperials need a place to drown their sorrows after losing to the Rebellion all the time :P
This will be one of rooms within the Vardos Citadel.
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One of the last great works of Italian architect and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi, the Paul VI Audience Hall is a large auditorium building with a seating capacity of 6,300. Its modern, reinforced concrete design was completed in 1971 and quickly garnered Nervi such admiration that his work has lovingly come to be called Aula Nervi (“aula” is Latin for “court” or “hall”). The Hall sits mostly on Italian land that was gifted to the Holy See by the Knights of Columbus and is considered to be an extraterritorial area of the Holy See. The ingenious roof design of a double-curving parabolic vault allows for a completely open interior space and an uninterrupted view of the papal throne located center-stage within.
Translating Nervi’s design into LEGO might have been a frustrating endeavor in any other context. Here, however, the opportunity of adding something as visually and architecturally distinct as the parabolic roof and tapered footprint of the Aula Nervi was a refreshing counterbalance to the surrounding buildings of such comparatively older styles. Despite the understated prominence of the hall, it was certainly a time-intensive task spooling hundreds of 1x2 rounded plates along increasingly longer lengths of flex tubes, while also ensuring the rows moved subtly up and down as they radiated outward. The cherry on top for this challenging design was the inclusion of two trans-purple, oval Star Wars shields for the pair of stained glass oculi on either side of the auditorium!
I always had a soft spot for those beautiful Victorian jubilee clocks which were a big inspiration here. The ornamentation is meant to honor the four pillars of the empire: engineering, aviation, seafaring and conquest. I purposely decided to use this „oldschool“ color scheme with only primary colors, black, white and grey to highlight its historic significance (in Lego terms of course).
Two townhouses inspired by houses in Washington, D.C.. Each house is build as a separate 16x32 modular house. Fully furnished. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
Inspired by a house by Log Home Scotland. About 4000 bricks. Computer rendering but only existing bricks/colors were used.
History
This is one of Germany’s most historically important buildings. Built from 1884 to 1894 after plans from Paul Wallot it was designed to house the Imperial Diet, from 1871 to 1918. After the change of regime and the establishment of the Weimar Republic, it was used by the Assembly of the Empire until 1933. In the night of the 28th February 1933 the building burst into flames, the steel and glass dome was destroyed as was the plenary hall. Overnight the symbol of modern Germany, a symbol of democracy and progress became a vehicle of Nazi propaganda. But the building’s story does not end there; it was partially refurbished and used for propaganda exhibitions and, when war raged across Europe, it served as a hospital and air raid shelter. Another historical moment occurred, when Soviet troops conquered the almost completely destroyed building in 1945 and raised the Soviet flag over Berlin, the photograph taken at this moment was a symbol for the defeated Third Reich and the end of the war on European soil. After that, the Reichstag building stood in West Berlin where the government was not allowed to hold parliament sessions and was, hence, renovated during the 1960s for use as a museum and exhibition space.
Symbolism
The four towers were each dedicated to one of the kingdoms that together comprised the German Empire (the kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony & Württemberg). Moreover, four allegories pose on the pillars of the towers (represented by tan ingots), each representing different German virtues, such as art, industry, military, and brewery. The gray figurines atop the main portal represent personifications of the Prussian border streams Rhine and Vistula. The famous inscription “Dem Deutschen Volke” (“For the German People”) was intended by Wallot but the Emperor protested against this insolence; until 1917 Imperial officials thought it could bolster the people’s morale during the Great War. Today, the building stands as a symbol for a reluctantly reformed Empire, a blatantly failed Republic, a terrifying Regime, but also for the rebirth of a long-divided nation as a shining democracy.
Rebuild
In the wake of German unification in 1990, the Reichstag building was designated as the new location for the parliament. Sir Norman Foster won the tender but just like his predecessor Wallot he had to make many changes and compromises. He could not quite accomplish his vision for the Reichstag. Nonetheless, after nine years of planning and construction of the renovated building it was finally ready to once again house Germany’s elected parliament, after 66 years of partial abandonment and deterioration. Foster completely gutted the building and led an emphasis on public accessibility to attend parliamentary sessions and the democratic system.
Building
The Reichstag Building is 138 meters wide and 96 meters long, which gives it a more modest appearance compared to other European Parliament buildings (both when it was first built in the 19th century and now). Originally, the dome reached up to 75 meters above Berlin streets but had to be demolished after it was damaged by fire and war. Foster’s half-sphere now is 45 meters tall. The four towers at each corner of the structure were also shortened to better fit with the less tall dome. The building has an independent energy supply, both conventional and renewable.
The model consists of 1,561 pieces and is built in scale 1:650. It features a removable roof to gain access to the plenary hall and the spiral ramps to reach the dome’s observation point.