Alec Garrard standing next to the mode...
Posted on 02/27/2009 6:59:37 AM PST by yankeedame
Brick by brick, tiny figure by tiny figure, Alec Garrard has...worked for 30 years on an astonishing recreation of Herod's Temple.
...the Biblical project which now measures 20ft by 12ft and is housed in a seperate building in his garden.
His version is so impressive...top archaeologists and experts...have come to view it.
Alec Garrard standing next to the mode...
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...the Court of Prayer, enables one to see<
the extraordinary attention to detail...
This artist's impression of Herod's Temple...in 1886 by James Tissot
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...Mr Garrard, 78, has dedicated 33,000 hours to constructing his model...hand-baked and painted every clay brick and tile... even sculpted 4,000 tiny human figures to populate the courtyards.
Historical experts believe the model, which has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the globe, is the best representation in the world of what the Jewish temple actually looked like.
This image shows the Royal Porch of the temple. Mr Garrard's model has attracted
visitors from all over the world...
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Mr Garrard has sculpted 4,000 half-inch figures to populate the courtyards.
Each one takes three hours to make Mr Garrard, from Norfolk, spent more than three years researching the temple...He then started to construct the amazing 1:100 scale model.
'Everything is made by hand. I cut plywood frames for the walls and buildings and all the clay bricks and tiles were baked in the oven then stuck together,' he said....
'I have also sculpted and painted 4,000 figures, measuring just half an inch and all wearing their correct costumes. 'Each one takes about three hours to make...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
WONDERFUL! Applause for this masterpiece!
Now,that’s very impressive.Thanks for posting.
ggg
ASTONISHING!
Amazing.
Fantastic! What a skill!
British Museum... that’s where the Archeology stuff goes. He needs to to be paid royally for his work.
“It’s only a model.” — Monty Python.
Yeah. Now I look bad because I haven’t finished painting the garage. Thanks, buddy...
That’s pretty cool!
Incredible! I’m speechless!
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Wow, what a work of art. The mooslims are going to be offended by this, they will claim it is the 3rd holiest model site in mooslim culture.
Thanks much.
Very interesting.
"I didn't have time to build it to scale or to paint it."--Back to the Future
Now this is great.
Feh. I’ve done better.
Wow!!!
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