Published May 18th, 2023, 5/18/23 7:08 pm
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✠ Hello everyone, ✠
After some years of Minecraft inactivity, I am very proud to finally share with you my last build: yet again, the Ideal XIII century Gothic Cathedral as envisioned by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in his “Dictionnaire raisonné de l’architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle”.
Indeed, this is not my first attempt to build this outstanding monument as my first post on PlanetMinecraft 8 years ago was already this Cathedral.
Although, I was not exactly satisfied of how it turned out, especially the interior... And so, after many years of prototyping, intense planning and using new building techniques that were not possible back in the days, I remade the very same Cathedral but MUCH bigger and way more interesting.
- Here is an interactive 3D Sketchfab view of the building if you want to see a quick overview without downloading the map -> https://skfb.ly/oHtYO
The map has been built for Minecraft 1.19.X in Creative mode with the help of plugins like WorldEdit, the original diagram I used by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc is still the same as before,:
My reproduction is 295m High, 325m Long and 153m Wide, so this is approximatively equivalent to a 2:1 scale.
The upgrade in scale allowed me to use accurate historical architectural features that I hope you will find interesting and the focus has been especially ported to the inside of the Cathedral.
Please, do check the Sketchfab interactive view to get a sense of the gracious proportions of Eugène's Ideal Cathedral.
Although, I would still advise you to download the map and see it for yourself to appreciate the sheer volume of the build and as it is handcrafted to be fully explorable and way more detailed than this overview.
I would also recommend using the Conquest texture pack even though the map still works quite well with the default textures too.
As it was requested, here is a link to dowload a converted version of the map for Bedrock edition: https://www.mediafire.com/file/epin2hv085havs4/Big_Cathedral_bedrock_edition.zip/file
Enjoy!
Copyright and ownership:
If you want to use the map or a modified version of the map for a commercial use, just send me a private message, I've always found a way to make it possible.
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I was a little sad when I read its hystory story and saw that it was never built. It would have been a good goal in life to visit that cathedral in person. I'll have to settle for the Sainte-Chapelle.
I have a question...how did you convert the build into a 3D model? Do you use structure-block or Blender's MCprep?
Yeah, it's a shame that it was not built but from my understanding the sketch was more some kind of aesthetic/thought experiment by Eugene that was suposed to embody the best aspects of late medieval gothic architecture.
Although, you might be surpised to learn that there was in fact a tentative to build a church inspired by this "ideal cathedral": It was the initial plan for the Koekelberg Basilica, but due to a lack of fund (and WWI...) it ended up in a more Art-Déco style.
The Sainte-Chapelle is a true marvel of rayonnant gothic architecture; The play of light through the stained windows is a sight that you certainly will never forget!
Concerning the 3D model, I used Mineways, once you have your schematics saved with WorldEdit you cas use it to save it in most 3D format :)
Would you mind trying it and telling me if the conversion worked ?
I could say the very same to you, your builds are phenomenal.