[MOC] Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia (Architecture)

[DanSto]

After two middle age gothic cathedrals (Notre Dame de Paris and Notre Dame de Strasbourg), I present you a more modern one : the world famous Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia designed by the brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia by Daniel Stoeffler, on Flickr

The real building :

Some other pictures :

Top view :

The top view of the real cathedral (taken from google maps):

Enjoy

Edited October 1, 2015 by DanSto

[Graham Gidman]

Perfect!

[SERVATOR]

10/10!

[DanSto]

Thanks.

Well, to give you an idea of the way the things are built, let me show you the virtual model of the cathedral without the soft axles

The 16 soft axles of the hyperbolic pilars are fixed on the two 24T white gears with 9 white Rubber Belts and are spread by the 4x4 round plate on top.

Under the two lower pulleys, a trans blue 10x10x4 octogonal windscreen ( http://alpha.brickli...page?P=2598#T=C ) makes the top of the glass dome.

The lower part of the dome is made using 16 trans light blue electric zigzag ( http://alpha.brickli...P=59233pb01#T=C ) and small blue or trans blue parts.

Finally, in order to have thinner pilars near the ground, the soft axles are extended by white hose nozzle ( http://alpha.brickli...age?P=60849#T=C ) up into the circular water pool.

Well, now you know all the secrets of this MOC .

Edited October 1, 2015 by DanSto

[muffinbrick]

Fantastic job! I wouldnt ever think, that is possible to built this one in such a small scale, and also with all those nice details.

[rodiziorobs]

There are some fantastic techniques here that you have used to get the shape perfect. This is a very cool build.

[cazmockett]

This one is stunning. As a newbie to Microplis scale, it's a great inspiration.