Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

$22.00
Product Description

MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS - enjoy a crafting activity, build a scale model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus from our paper model kit and see how one the seven wonders of the ancient world could have looked like.

SCALE - 1:250
DIMENSIONS (when assembled) - 6.3 ⋅ 5.5 ⋅ 7 inches / 16 ⋅ 14 ⋅ 18 cm
COLOUR (with metallic shine) - silver (light grey)
MADE FROM - sturdy card from FSC® certified sustainable sources
NUMBER OF PARTS - 162

LEVEL - intermediate

ASSEMBLY TIME - at least 4 hours
This model will require more than one sitting to build it. We advise to pause between different stages as you work, especially when you come to gluing. The white glue softens the paper and it may lead to misshapen parts if you do not allow them to dry well before proceeding further with assembling. Click here to watch our paper model building tips.

Give yourself enough time to enjoy the process and achieve the best result!

Choose what appeals to you the most:

PRINTED KIT - CUT, FOLD, GLUE! This model comes unassembled, delivered flat-packed in a large envelope.
What's inside? 6 sturdy A4 size paper sheets with the artwork, cutting and scoring lines printed on. You will need to cut, score, fold and glue the parts in order to assemble the model according to the set-up instructions which come with the kit.
Things which are not included, but you'll need in order to assemble the model: time & patience, a hobby knife, a ruler, a cutting mat or hard surface to work on, white glue (PVA).

Some other things might be helpful:  a pointed stylus, tweezers and scissors.  See what tools we recommend.

A FEW LINES ABOUT THIS LANDMARK
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythius of Priene.
The Mausoleum was approximately 45 m (148 ft) in height, and the four sides were adorned with sculptural reliefs, each created by one of four Greek sculptors Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros and Timotheus. The finished structure of the mausoleum was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was destroyed by successive earthquakes from the 12th to the 15th century.

The word mausoleum has now come to be used generically for an above-ground tomb.

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