mikey Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Fire Temples first began to appear in Persia during the 6th century BCE, and had become common by the 3rd century BCE. They were used to house a sacred fire in honour of the prophet Zoroaster. During the height of the Persian Empire the state religion of Zoroastrianism was likely to have been the worlds largest religion. My inspiration was the Atashgah site: Now on to the MOC: Front view. The priest. Overhead view. Back view. The interior with sacred fire burning. Quote
Gregorovich Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 This is a very nice, simple MOC. I really like the door and windows. It's amazing how you've used so little parts, yet made it look so great! Quote
prateek Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Great job! I love how simple your brick design is, and the roof is very clean Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Simple, yet beautiful.....very Persian indeed. I like the tiled roof....an excellent temple 'mikey' and Keep On MOCing ! Quote
RoryoCox Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Very elegant mikey. An excellent interpretation of an ancient design and you have pulled it off. I like the colours and the simplistic look of the building. Thanks for Sharing Quote
Masked Builder Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Simple but elegant! You combined the two colors together quite well. The minifigure adds a great touch! Quote
Hartfan Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Simple (again this word:) and beautiful. Great MOC. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Very nice. I love the roof and the two-tone wall pattern looks great. Fantastic colors! I love little creations like this. Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 This is really a very well-constructed Fire Temple mikey! The bricks are positioned very well to provide an effective wall design, and the whole color scheme is just perfect for a Persian structure. Very good job! Quote
Rick Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Nice 'little' creation mikey. I like the color scheme, the smooth finishing, and the half-stud offset you used for the roof. Did you consider adding lights/fires to the roof as in the inspiration picture? Quote
Lorentzen Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Yummy - this is very very nice. As others already told you, this is simple, elegant, beautiful and I also think that you've managed to create some great dirt below the temple Quote
Geertos13 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Really a cute MOC I've often seen big Prince of Persia temples MOCs, but this one blows them all away. "Simple but sweet" That's probably the best expression, I know everybody has already said it, but it looks so great ! The Tiled roof, very ingenious ! I must say, I was expecting a Light-up Brick, but I wasn't disapointed at all to see you left it out ! Great Job ! Quote
buddy Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Excellent MOC! It is simple yet very effective and the colours used work perfectly. Extremely well done. ~buddy~ Quote
Plissken Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I think all the good words are said and I agree with them. A very nice building with a real world feel. Looks great Quote
mikey Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Thanks for the positive comments from you all. I had done a little research on the subject and found myself getting quite interested in some of the concepts of the architecture, a key characteristic being a simple and minimalistic approach. I did not follow the principles completely (the back wall should be closed really), but went for a general sense of this type of structure. Once I got started everything came together nicely, so it was definitely a satisfying build. Nice 'little' creation mikey. I like the color scheme, the smooth finishing, and the half-stud offset you used for the roof. Did you consider adding lights/fires to the roof as in the inspiration picture? Cheers! I did initially try to build a fire for the roof, but I was not happy with what I could come up with. Using 1x1 or 2x2 round bricks just did not look right, and anything bigger than 2x2 overpowered the gold dome! So I took some artistic license and conveniently forgot to add those in! ... I must say, I was expecting a Light-up Brick, but I wasn't disapointed at all to see you left it out ! Great Job ! I agree a Light Brick would have really looked nice in this, but I do not have one. I had been thinking about this MOC for a while and when I started to build, it came together quickly, and I did not want to wait for one to arrive! Quote
hoiharry Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Very nice building. I realy like the colors. Quote
ka.lego Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 It's all been said. I just wanted to share my appreciation for this great build. Very informative as well! Quote
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