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The Cenotaph for Newton designed by the visionnary 18th century architect
Etienne-Louis Boullée, is fascinating to reconstruct. This is a first draft
of the building, done in good old Moray. If you look carefully, you will see
a tiny figure close to the entrance. It shows the sheer size of the whole
construction.
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All the best,
Thomas
"Sic vive, tanquam cras moriturus, sic stude, quasi semper victurus."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
> The Cenotaph for Newton designed by the visionnary 18th century architect
> Etienne-Louis Boullée, is fascinating to reconstruct. This is a first draft
> of the building, done in good old Moray. If you look carefully, you will see
> a tiny figure close to the entrance. It shows the sheer size of the whole
> construction.
Somewhat pale. Gamma? Ambient?
(hmm... thinking about the building itself: Could just as well be German
architecture from the second quarter of 20th century...)
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"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
> The Cenotaph for Newton designed by the visionnary 18th century architect
> Etienne-Louis Boullée, is fascinating to reconstruct. This is a first draft
> of the building, done in good old Moray. If you look carefully, you will see
> a tiny figure close to the entrance. It shows the sheer size of the whole
> construction.
>
I had to look this up in Wikipedia; what a monumental design! "A sphere 500
feet high..." I wonder if that's even larger (in diameter) than the dome of St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome? It appears to be.
It seems to bear striking similarities to Albert Speer's later designs for
Adolphe Hitler--basic shapes and forms on a grand scale.
Nice modeling work!
Ken W.
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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Etienne-Louis Boull=E9e: Cenotaph for Newton (1784) WIP
Date: 21 Jul 2009 05:20:01
Message: <4a658841$1@news.povray.org>
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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] earthlink net> schreef in bericht
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> I had to look this up in Wikipedia; what a monumental design! "A sphere
> 500
> feet high..." I wonder if that's even larger (in diameter) than the dome
> of St.
> Peter's Basilica in Rome? It appears to be.
I am not sure, but it could well be indeed.
> It seems to bear striking similarities to Albert Speer's later designs for
> Adolphe Hitler--basic shapes and forms on a grand scale.
Interesting you say that, like Clipka. The philosophy behind those designs
was of course totally different, but I wonder to what extent Boullée did
influence Speer indeed, and also I guess, the 'organic' architecture.
Contrary to Speer who wanted to show-off the dominance of man in grandiose
architecture, the giant geometric forms of Boullée where intended to create
awe for nature, in particular with this cenotaph. The interior in particular
would have been breath-taking with simulated night sky.
> Nice modeling work!
Thanks! I shall try to add all exterior details and make the trees more
random, and then see if I can do something worthwhile with the interior. Not
sure, though...
Thomas
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An update of the cenotaph. You may be interested to know that the
"toothpaste tube end" (see: povray.general "Problem shaping a CSG object")
was used for cutting out the outer rampart of the building.
Thomas
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... and a tantalizing view towards the interior.
When you compare this with the original by Boullée (e.g.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89tienne-Louis_Boull%C3%A9e_Memorial_Newton_Night.jpg)
you can notice some inconsistencies in the engraving. The doorway is clearly
through a hemispherical wall, but the way Boullée represents this can only
be achieved with a cylindrical wall. By modelling the building I came across
this (and other "impossibilities").
Thomas
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The trees look a bit... flat.
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Warp a écrit :
> The trees look a bit... flat.
That's probably because they are still place holders for the definite
trees. They may also have to much ambient.
Alain
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> schreef in bericht
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> The trees look a bit... flat.
Oh yes! Like Alain says, they are just copies of one placeholder, not even
rotated randomly. Will be corrected later.
Thomas
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"Alain" <aze### [at] qwertyorg> schreef in bericht
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> Warp a écrit :
>> The trees look a bit... flat.
>
> That's probably because they are still place holders for the definite
> trees. They may also have to much ambient.
No. No ambient present at all. Overall, I only increased the luminosity of
the sun. However, the tree textures are too light. Like you say: place
holders.
Thomas
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Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> schreef in bericht
> news:4a75c5f3$1@news.povray.org...
>> The trees look a bit... flat.
>
> Oh yes! Like Alain says, they are just copies of one placeholder, not even
> rotated randomly. Will be corrected later.
If you rotate them so that they face the camera, they will act as
billboard sprites and look a lot better. :)
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"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
> When you compare this with the original by Boullée (e.g.
>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89tienne-Louis_Boull%C3%A9e_Memorial_Newton_Night.jpg)
> you can notice some inconsistencies in the engraving. The doorway is clearly
> through a hemispherical wall, but the way Boullée represents this can only
> be achieved with a cylindrical wall. By modelling the building I came across
> this (and other "impossibilities").
???
If I understand Boullee's design correctly, the base *is* cylindrical - or isn't
it? He just seems to have chosen a clever shape for the "sideburns" to
complement the hemispherical top.
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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Etienne-Louis Boull=E9e: Cenotaph for Newton (1784) WIP 2
Date: 4 Aug 2009 03:57:02
Message: <4a77e9ce$1@news.povray.org>
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"clipka" <nomail@nomail> schreef in bericht
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> "Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
>> When you compare this with the original by Boullée (e.g.
>>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89tienne-Louis_Boull%C3%A9e_Memorial_Newton_Night.jpg)
>> you can notice some inconsistencies in the engraving. The doorway is
>> clearly
>> through a hemispherical wall, but the way Boullée represents this can
>> only
>> be achieved with a cylindrical wall. By modelling the building I came
>> across
>> this (and other "impossibilities").
>
> ???
>
> If I understand Boullee's design correctly, the base *is* cylindrical - or
> isn't
> it? He just seems to have chosen a clever shape for the "sideburns" to
> complement the hemispherical top.
>
My understanding is different, from viewing the way the shadows fall on the
wall, the apparent flaring form of the "sideburns" which is not so from the
top view by Boullée. A hemispheric wall is "consistent" with the whole
design of the building.
In any case, I am now also adding my own details, trying to keep the overal
spirit. :-)
Thomas
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> schreef in bericht
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> If you rotate them so that they face the camera, they will act as
> billboard sprites and look a lot better. :)
Sorry, I explained badly. The very basic trees consist of a conical
bicubic_patch object and a cylinder. No billboards. The flatness comes from
the single colour textures.
Thomas
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In order to show in what direction, away from the original, the cenotaph is
going.
Thomas
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Nice project, but way too much dust or fog in the atmosphere, all colors are
washed out.
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