if you’ve ever wondered why i am the way that i am just know that i was raised by a man who built a 1:1 scale model of mont saint-michel in survival mode minecraft over the course of several years with nothing but google maps screenshots of the place. and he refuses to put the fucking thing on youtube
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Hello (update)
Cathedral (majestic ahh build)
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i guess these are architectural studies? i got inspired watching videos about cathedral construction and attempted to translate some floor-plans based on Lincoln Cathedral (top) and Beauvais Cathedral (bottom)
not sure if i'll try and recreate the originals or just build what i think looks good within the plan i've made.. if i get that far, these were fun to do though! might do some more in the future
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O, Hubris of Man, that has shouldered the impossible task of transforming an Ocean Monument in Minecraft into a Cathedral, that God may Come to Live Therein
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The morning was excellent and the city awoke slowly. Sunlight fell in slants across the grand facade of the cathedral, casting pixelated shadows that played on the well-trimmed digital hedges. It was quiet now, the kind of stillness that would saturate the air before the virtual visitors walked the cobblestone paths and admired the minarets and spires that reached up towards the cerulean sky. The river, a shivering blue ribbon, cut through the heart of the landscape, reflecting a world that didn't need to breathe but was nonetheless alive.
In this corner of the metaverse, someone had spent countless hours stacking blocks upon blocks to recreate what many knew as an iconic monument, crafting it with the care of a stone mason of the old. They had built not just a memorial, but a sanctuary where the secular rubbed shoulders with the devout, where creeper and avatar would stand in equal awe. There won't be natural wind here, but the leaves seemed to rustle; no scent of fresh bread from the boulangeries, yet one could almost taste the warm croissants.
Would the creator wander these virtual alleys, a silent observer of the bustling activity that would soon fill this void? Or would they, too, become a participant, forging stories and memories in this grand homage to a city known for love and art? Time here ticked at the pace of servers and connections, devoid of the mortal constraints yet bound by the aspirations of those who breathed life into these squares and rectangles.
The cathedral stood testifying to man's pursuit of beauty and immortality, whether on earth or in this realm of creativity and imagination. The morning sun continued its ascent, promising a day of possibility in this pixelated Paris—a world within a world.
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cathedral of the nativity of the theotokos, suzdal, russia
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i can’t believe i forgot to post her!!! my beloved cathedral <3
this build took about three hours of test-building and then an ungodly amount of time to build in game because i’d been procrastinating working on it! the interior is unfinished, but if I ever get around to building the town that’s supposed to go around it, it’ll finish that :)
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