Frauenkirche in Dresden
Once again -- noch einmal

by AV Falk Gundel

Two models by AV Falk Gundel are shown below.  One was built with a NF 20 (1,414 stones) and the other with a NF 26 (2,290 stones).  I am posting these two models of the same church to illustrate the impact of more stones and a larger selection of stones.

First, the NF 26 model.  I built it, though this photograph comes with the layer plans.  Once again, let me admit that I cheated, starting with the first red layer.


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This model was built with a NF 20. I built it, without cheating, using a NF 20.  I had a NF 20 picked out of my loose stone collection (so I could test the design drawings by Burkhard Schulz).  The construction was difficult, but not impossible.

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The first of the pages of layer plans available on the Internet. Note the interior dimension of 30 cm (one foot).  The 12 stone dimension is very useful, as a squared first layer is half the battle when building an Anchor structure.  (OK, it also helps in real construction.)

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Just a reminder of what the original church looked like (before WWII).

 

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