Shrine of Nasir ibn Brick

[Tanager]

Hi all,

My latest MOC, which I brought to LegoPalooza this March, is another addition to the urban landscape of Brickhara, capital city of Brickistan: the Shrine of Nasir ibn Brick.




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-Sandy

[Karrde]

Ooh, this is delightful, the dome is brilliantly sculpted - well done on that. My favourite detail, however, is definitely the patterning around the entrance, beautiful work with that sand green / white colour combination.

[Bruce N H]

Wow, this is so cool. I also love the detailing around the entrance, but also the interior details are really cool. Are these even visible? Or are you just so detail oriented that you felt the need to put them in even though viewers wouldn't see them. I also love that I've now learned the term 'muqarnas ceiling' - googling for real-life examples shows that you really accomplished that well in LEGO form.

Bruce

[Tanager]

Wow, this is so cool. I also love the detailing around the entrance, but also the interior details are really cool. Are these even visible? Or are you just so detail oriented that you felt the need to put them in even though viewers wouldn't see them. (snip)

Bruce

They're barely visible - at LegoPalooza, I did on occasion take someone's camera from them and shoot the interior (I really don't want anyone else reaching inside, for obvious reasons), but other than that, it's hard to see unless you really put your eye right up the entrance, other than the floor and the lower parts of the windows. So it's more about me being anal about finishing my interiors.

-Sandy

[awesomebrick]

I WANT IT

That's beutiful Tanager
I love all the detail's and lovely colour shceme!

[Bruce N H]

Hey Tanager,

Was this based on any particular real-life structure, or was it just based on Islamic architecture styles in general?

Bruce

[Tanager]

Hey Tanager,

Was this based on any particular real-life structure, or was it just based on Islamic architecture styles in general?

Bruce

Bruce,

Monumental mausolea or shrines over the tombs/graves of revered personages, such as Sufi saints, were both fairly common (rulers might erect the shrines to associate themselves with some adored mystic, for example) and provided a lot of good models to follow. These were the main inspirations, but I got ideas for stylistic details from several different eras and regions. I got the recessed windows with the surmounted oculus from several Mamluk buildings in Cairo, the dome (which was meant to look from a distance as if it were tiled, an effect I am not sure I actually achieved) was modeled more after Iranian (perhaps Safavid) examples, and the overall coloration (white/dark orange) would still look more Mughal than anything else, if one had to find a parallel. So it's bits and pieces rather than any single identifiable building.

-Sandy

[architect]

This is a really nice moc. I especially like the interior vault, exterior patterned ornament, and lattice windows.

Ben