Tower of Babel 2
The Tower of Babel, built with obsidian stone from the ancient Sumeric mines of Ur-safel-kanim. The building was destroyed in an earthquake (6241 BCE) just 2 years after its completion leading to the modern day Tower of Babel myth.
The model is based on recently discovered architectural plans. (See the Archeological Journal of Ancient Artifact's January issue for more details)
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bikicsmilan (15 months ago | reply)
Ich can't spiegare como dobry ez!
-lokosuperfluoLEGOman- (15 months ago | reply)
I thought the Tower of Babel was the Zigurath of Babylon, but in any case, this is fantastic!
peterhoh (15 months ago | reply)
A stunning build!
JETfri (15 months ago | reply)
A-ma-zing !
Phat Mike el Fabricante (15 months ago | reply)
It looks a little evil and alot awesome!
NIRDIAN (15 months ago | reply)
Very impressive and awe-inspiring. Brilliant build!
porschecm2 (15 months ago | reply)
Oh man, this is nuts. In the best possible meaning of that word, of course.
Unhalfbricking (15 months ago | reply)
Amazing build ~ the textures, shapes, everything! Just Wow!
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3rd foundation (15 months ago | reply)
History lesson and a damn cool build.
I Scream Clone (15 months ago | reply)
Ominous. Great job.
Szeparátor Kid (15 months ago | reply)
Whoa. Sick, in the best of ways.
torgugick (15 months ago | reply)
Sorry. Real sorry. But I made the entire thing up.
This will make it sound worse: I had never intended to build the Tower of Babel. It actually started out as a black gothic castle that was sort of modeled on Vlad the Impaler's (whom Dracula is based upon) castle (I think its Hunyard castle?) I was going to call it Dracula's castle. (Thats why there's lava/fire inside and outside the MOC). As I built and built and built the entire thing got out of control. It turned into an exercise in making the most intricate patterns within the smallest spaces. The name was given post-build. When I posted it I realized that I needed to write something. That something was 100% bull: the obsidian mines, the city, the journal.
For the record its not the first time I've done this. The spaceship I built, some of the mosaics, etc. are complete falsehoods. I suspect that it won't be the last.
Arthur
Brickd Blog (14 months ago | reply)
absolutely phenomenal. i featured this on my Lego blog, Brickd.
srw1961 (13 months ago | reply)
Fantastic-I want one!
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