Rolli Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Hi there! Ever since I built the Frauenkirche Dresden last year I was hooked on Architecture scale. This year I wanted to push the limits that this scale creates even further. When I visited friends for their event in Norway I wanted to show something new next to my old church and settled on the Santa Maria della Salute, an iconic church from Venice, Italy. I spent so many summer vacations in Italy and almost every year we would venture into Venice - this church surely left a lasting impression. Santa Maria della Salute, Venice by Markus, auf Flickr This also won me a nomination for Best Small Building at Brickworld 2015 :) We're heading back to Europe today though :( What do you think? Also, any thoughts on the presentation? Best Markus Quote
Legocity2713 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Truly Stunning. Edited June 23, 2015 by Legocity2713 Quote
rollermonkey Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Is that the one out on the little island? Quote
Rolli Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 Is that the one out on the little island? No, the Santa Maria della Salute is right opposite St. Marks square on the Grand Canale. You probably meant the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore with its campanile-like bell tower which is a lesser known church and lacks those fancy domes and ornate decoration. Thats the Santa Maria della Salute photographed from the Grand Canal (St. Marks square would be behind those houses on the left on the picture). Another picture: Quote
rollermonkey Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Yup, that's the one I was thinking... They are almost in line with one another and located at the endpoint of adjacent sections... although pretty much everything in Venezia is on an island of various size. Santa Maria does actually have a small canal separating it from the south bank of the Grand Canal. Quote
Rolli Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 although pretty much everything in Venezia is on an island of various size. Santa Maria does actually have a small canal separating it from the south bank of the Grand Canal. True Venice has like 110 islands in total or something. (and we are totally not nerding about Venice here!) Quote
MAB Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 I like the build. However, for the presentation, it gives the impression that this is in a large piazza when of course there is only a narrow walkway before you are in the canal. Quote
Rolli Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 I like the build. However, for the presentation, it gives the impression that this is in a large piazza when of course there is only a narrow walkway before you are in the canal. Thanks for the input. I do my architecture builds on those tiled but otherwise empty baseplates as it makes the building stand out, plus I like how it looks. I do hear you though. One of my future projects will be placing the church into its surrounding and making some other Venetian sights and buildings to sooner or later create an architecture scale Venice. Quote
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