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And the cathedral is finished. See its own section below. | And the cathedral is finished. See its own section below. | ||
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| + | I've uploaded composites of the first 3 layers below, and some 3dwarf shots. In total, the cathedral required 4780 stone blocks, most of which are marble (ie, everything except the colored blocks used in the murals). | ||
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| + | Design of the cathedral is inspired by real cathedrals in part, and by ancient temples like the parthenon (eg, the front face). These dwarves engage in ancestor worship, of course, so the main dias has the king's tomb, and the shrines along the side are tombs for worthies. (Dungeon master, countess and consort, and others reserved for warriors. Famous warrior Unib "Balls of Steel" Dodokoth Aluthalod is in the 2nd tomb from the front on the right side.) | ||
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| + | [[Image:SquirrSurvMega1.PNG|300px]][[Image:SquirrSurvMega2.PNG|300px]][[Image:SquirrSurvMega3.PNG|300px]] | ||
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| + | You might also notice the waterfall on the right. | ||
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| + | The first floor has 3 major images on it. In the NW, a dwarf with a pickaxe. In the NE, a dwarf with a battle axe, its blade resting on the ground before him. And in the south a glass of ale running over. To the W of the ale is the date of the cathedral's completion. | ||
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| + | The king's throne room, in the exedra on the 2nd level, is situated in the middle of an axe mural as shown earlier. | ||
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| + | All windows are gem windows - which should be obvious considering my total lack of glass industry. There are 57 such windows, requiring 171 gems, mostly red and yellow (red and yellow glossulars and topazolites making up the majority of them). | ||
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| + | (Unfortunately, there's a lack of darkly colored stone types on this map - even the red was far removed from my fortress though ultimately i did make blocks specifically from the bauxite for murals. Thus I apologize for how hard it is to see them, but i could only work with the colors i had - desperately wanted kimberlite). | ||
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| + | Unfortunately, it was hard to get good shots in 3dwarf because it didn't render far parts of the cathedral if i got too far away. My mega project is apparently too large for it to handle? Here's the best images i got. | ||
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| + | [[Image:SquirrSurvMegaFront.PNG|400px]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SquirrSurvMegaEntrance.PNG|400px]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SquirrSurvMegaInside.PNG|400px]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SquirrSurvMegaAerial.PNG|400px]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:Cathedral Bell Tower.PNG|400px]] | ||
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| + | If i had it to do again, I'd redo the flying buttresses. But i think getting them to look the way I want them to would require another story or two on the cathedral, which, while i do have 6 months left, I don't have the gems to make that many more gem windows! | ||
Of course, now that my mega project is finished, what do my dwarves *do* for 6 months? | Of course, now that my mega project is finished, what do my dwarves *do* for 6 months? | ||