What the internet is for: this video of a beautiful LEGO recreation of Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan constructed in the 14th century. The guy who built this LEGO replica says the project required 4,500 pieces. Don't miss the splendid golden pavillion reveal - watch the whole thing. (via brothers-brick, thanks Sebastian!)
LEGO recreation of Buddhist temple in Kyoto
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The only problem I have with this, is that my first instinct is to show it to my kids.
My kids aren't going to be as awed as they should be, because as far as they know, this is just the way the world of lego works. I'll be setting them up for a lifetime of disappointment as their dad tries to construct blocky cars on which the colors not only don't match, but the wheels keep falling off at the slightest provocation.
That is so cool.
Oh my god, that is so much more awesome than it initially looks like it is.
This is SOOOOO awesome it hurts.
Having seen Kinkakuji I can say even the little path up to the temple is in the correct place. I love watching it fold into place.
Pop-up and legos. The blinding awsome of this mashup is amazing.
Stunning. I was just expecting a pan over of a lego building, which would have been awesome enough, but the beautiful detailed dynamic action is stunning. And the lego 'box' it's in is amazing. Could I have a more Japanese-fluent person translate the text? Especially with the two minifigs at the end, I'm curious as to what it says.
Needs flames....
This is actually Ginkaku-ji, aka the Golden Pavillon, also a temple in Kyoto. Kinkaku-ji is on the other side of town and quite different in style (though well worth the visit!).
I love you just for not saying 'Legos'.
The people at the end are getting married. The last line in the video says "Thanks for watching!"
The names are correct in the article. Kinkaku-ji is the Golden Pavilion, Ginkaku-ji is the Silver Pavilion. The grounds of the two temples are very different (Ginkaku-ji has a number of sand sculptures), but the design of the buildings are the same. Ginkaku-ji was supposed to be coated in silver to match the gold coating of Kinkaku-ji, but a war prevented that from happening.
Having visited both temples earlier this year, it was fantastic to see this video - Kinkaku-ji was one of my favorite places in Kyoto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkaku-ji
cool. just... cool.
so awesome,
I predict super awesome lego transformers on the horizon
Sugoi! That is very clever and really well done. Arigato.
That's nice. A quick search shows Lego purists saying "Never, ever glue the blocks together." I wonder if the guy who made that used glue.