Construction kits from Spanish company Aedes Ars are designed to construct reproductions of historical buildings of high cultural value such as castles, churches, bridges, lighthouses. Some of them have been cataloged as world heritage monuments. The construction materials used in the kits (alabaster brick, ceramic tile) are very similar to those used in the original buildings, and the quality and shapes and colors are based on the technology of the production process of the Aedes Ars company. Some kits include ceramic architectural elements (lintels, carvings, etc.), which reproduce with a high degree of detail the actual appearance of the various parts of the original construction. The construction of the kit starts with gluing the cardboard skeleton and then gluing the skeleton with alabaster bricks, ceramic tiles according to the included instructions. The constructions are designed for people from 12 years of age with a difficulty scale from 1 to 10, develop manual skills, spatial imagination and creativity. Constructing such a building can be a great family entertainment, and the finished model will arouse interest and admiration as well as will be a decorative element of our home.
The monument and its history
TheChurch of Sant Feliu de Vilac is a remarkable building, the result of several constructive periods. It fully preserves a large part of the early construction, specifically the central body in which the naves are built. In the current building, one can clearly distinguish the part corresponding to Romanesque construction, formed by the basilica-like section of three naves separated by arcades, which survives to this day. In contrast, the upper part of the church has been fundamentally altered. The bell tower, built in the Gothic period, was erected in the form of a very solid tower at the end of the building, above the nave. The state of preservation of the building is excellent.
One of the most outstanding aspects of the structure is the doorway, where structural simplicity and compositional austerity are combined with moderate ornamental richness.
The only clue to help date the construction of this church is the similarity it bears to nearby churches in Taüll; with this in mind, it is safe to say that work on the Church of Sant Feliu de Vilac began in the late 12th century.
Characteristics:
- Location: Spain / 12th century
- Scale: 1: 100
- Number of pieces: 3.500
- Degree of difficulty: 7/10
- Dimensions: 215 x 460 x 280 mm
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