An Easter Surprise

Name of Model: Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus statue for Easter

Created by members of the Oensta Gryta Church in Vaesteras, Sweden. Photo and summary provided by AFP.

Found at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfvsy2G44S1zgbkMgubhgKUEEPuQ

Details: Although the vast majority of LEGO creations I've seen touch on religion do so in a disparaging or satirical way, a bona-fide piece of Christian art has, erm, "arisen" this Easter Sunday. I'm hoping more photos surface soon, but a quick search for information on the church behind this didn't turn up anything interesting (if you're in the area and can report back on whether people are allowed to view this piece in person, please do). Some short blurbs related to this (no serious articles about it have arisen yet) mentioned that this approximately 6-foot tall sculpture was based on an earlier marble sculpture - which was also the rationale for white being the primary color here (other colors were used internally for structural support).

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Frauenkirche Dresden (Church Of Our Lady)

Name of Model: Frauenkirche Dresden (Church Of Our Lady)

Created by: Holger Matthes

Found at: http://www.holgermatthes.de/frauenkirche/en/index.htm?http://www.holgermatthes.de/frauenkirche/en/01_main.htm

Details: Although many of the photos of today's model were on Brickshelf, the extensive documentation of this beautiful church includes many photos that are still accessible. 300 man-hours went into building this scale masterpiece, which features a fully furnished and detailed interior. Special care went into using LEGO parts at bizarre angles to make the LEGO version match the real one's wear-and-tear over the years.

This is Tuesday's model of the day

Abston Church of Christ

Name of Model: Abston Church of Christ

Created by: Amy Hughes

Found at: http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/index.html

Details: The Abston Church of Christ is, for those of you not already familiar with it, an enormous mini-figure scale church made out of fairly standard LEGO parts. The interior is incredibly spacious - I have a feeling that it might actually be the largest interior in any LEGO building I've seen. There are too many details to mention - heck, I'm not even picking a picture to focus on here this time out. This project was incredibly ambitious, and it came out very well - it's worth taking some time to give the website devoted to it a browse. This is the type of thing you really have to see for yourself - and besides, I can't do this justice and much has already been written about it.