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Hi all,
at the 1000steine-Land last weekend in Berlin I was happy to show my latest
addition to Venice. The basilica Santa Maria della Salute, a barock “church”
was build from 1631 by Baldassare Longhena in gratitude for the end of the
plague. (Salute = health)
The real one took more then 50 years to build, my minifig LEGO model took only 3
months and tons of white bricks to build:
The whole building covers 5 x 2.5 baseplates with 32x32 studs. The whole church
is build modular, the main portal can be removed to reach the illumination
swiches and the portabal CD player which plays of cours Vivaldi’s classical
music (The Four Seasons).
The dome, the lower and upper octangonal structure of the main part, the second
dome, the rounded part, the rear building and the the two towers with the clocks
and bells does complete the whole.
Some inspiration came form websites like
this one and some out
ouf books about Venice.
I will upload some more pics soon, I hope you enjoy what is allready online?!
All pics could be found at my
brickshelf gallery.
And don’t miss other pictures of my
extended Venice scene
form 1000steine-Land.
Regards form Germany,
Holger -HoMa- Matthes
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I was just looking over all the pictures on Brickshelf before you posted.
This is really some build! Very nice, very detailed intricate construction.
The details and just a joy to look at. Even the light bulb holder is Lego.
Great work.
e
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Blow me away. That is beautiful. I remember looking at the real thing in Venice
and thinking, “that would be a fun build”, but you bring it to life, I love the
minimal grey highlights, The dome, everything.
I love in this picture,
you can see all of the different styles being utilised. and I always like seeing
buildings in their enviroment.
This is a work of art
Aaron Amatnieks
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Holger,
I already saw the church in some of the pictures released before your posting,
and was very enthousiast about it.
You’ve done so well to pick up the charasteristics of the architecture!
Applause and much appreciation!! Very impressive.
Thanks!
Daan Bargerbos
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Incredible! I always admire Lego buildings in (near) mini-fig scale that capture
all the details of the Real Thing.
It is better than MiniLand, since I can almost imagine getting enough of the
right bricks to build one - and have it still fit in my house, and it also takes
more creativitiy to capture the essence of a building at your model scale. The
domed roofs and architectural details really stand out.
Do you have any fears about the heat from the light bulb hurting the model?
(warping, color fade, etc.) I’ve thought about lighting some of my models up -
but I didn’t want to risk adverse effects from the bulb heat.
This goes on my list of “Most Beautiful Lego Buildings Modeled from the Real
World”
Keep on inspiring us with your excellent models!
Mark Chan
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Mark Chan wrote:
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Incredible! I always admire Lego buildings in (near) mini-fig scale that
capture all the details of the Real Thing.
It is better than MiniLand, since I can almost imagine getting enough of the
right bricks to build one - and have it still fit in my house, and it also
takes more creativitiy to capture the essence of a building at your model
scale. The domed roofs and architectural details really stand out.
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Many thanks for your nice feedback!
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Do you have any fears about the heat from the light bulb hurting the model?
(warping, color fade, etc.) I’ve thought about lighting some of my models up
- but I didn’t want to risk adverse effects from the bulb heat.
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I had some fears about the heat of the bulbs. There are two 25 watt bulbs inside
the Santa Maria. And at 1000steine-Land they sometimes where on for more then 4
hours. I lifted the dome time to time to check the temperatures. And it was ok,
nothing to fear about. Using only 25 watt was a good decision! There is quite
enough space between the bulbs and the first LEGO pieces. Next time I also could
use a fan?
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This goes on my list of “Most Beautiful Lego Buildings Modeled from the Real
World”
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Thanks, does this list exists online or only in your mind?
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Keep on inspiring us with your excellent models!
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Yep, Venice will be extended!
I’ve uploaded some more pics of the Santa Maria della Salute (even pics of the
original one in Venice) and of my minifig Venice:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=89645
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=89644
Regards,
HoMa
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