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Re: Temple of Zeus at Olympia
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Thu, 10 Jul 2003 05:07:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Brian H. Nielsen wrote:
> In lugnet.build.ancient, Richard Lucas wrote:
> > I have built a minifig scale model of the Temple of Zeus, the building housing
> > the Statue of Zeus by Pheidias. The statue itself is considered one of the seven
> > Wonders of the ancient world, built in the fifth century BC. Although it was the
> > building and its columns that first got me interested in this project, I like
> > the way the statue turned out as well.
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> > You can see pictures of the model at http://www.bulkbricks.com/zeus/zeus.htm
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> > The web site is still under construction. I have some notes I haven't yet added
> > that will go up in the next several weeks.
> >
> > Enjoy!
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> In 2001 I was at Olympia, in the workshop, and on (what was left of) Zeus's
> Temple. If you'd like some pictures I could send them to you.
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> In the meantime, very nice model, but the columns are all upright. :)
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> Brian
Wow, that must have been something to stand on the site itself. It would be
great to see your photos. I've seen a few photos on the web of the ruins, but
the resolution was low (or the pictures were small).
It would be interesting to also build a model of the temple in its current
ruined state. Not nearly as aesthetically satisfying though. Perhaps when I
tear it down?
-Richard
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| (...) Sorry for the delay. Life intrudes like that sometimes! (Trying to get a job takes priority.) Yes, it was amazing to be there. During our 2 week trip we were at 3 of the seven wonders of the ancient world sites (the other 2 were The Colossus (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| (...) My pictures from my trip to Olympia Greece are now up on a link off of my main page: (URL) There are 46 thumbnailed images, with commentary and links to full size images (1024x768), covering the entire site at Olympia. I've also got about 600 (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| (...) In 2001 I was at Olympia, in the workshop, and on (what was left of) Zeus's Temple. If you'd like some pictures I could send them to you. In the meantime, very nice model, but the columns are all upright. :) Brian (21 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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