The Valley of the Fallen
 Valley of the Fallen
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 The Valley of the Fallen (in progress) | |
| About | |
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| Owner |  Blacknightmon
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| Category | Monuments |
| Underground? | Not yet |
| Public? | Yes |
| Started | 04/08/2023 |
| Completed | Currently in progress |
| Size north to south | 208m |
| Size west to east | 132m |
| Height | 255m |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | X=-18398 Y=105 Z=3255 |
| Dimension | Overworld |
| Settlement | Tax Haven |
| Map Link | |
The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental complex made up of a Catholic basilica, an abbey and a 150 m high cross sitting on the top of a cliff that dominates the entire surrounding valley, with the peculiarity that the basilica is entirely underground. In real life the architects are Pedro Muguruza and Diego Méndez; the sculptures correspond to Juan de Ávalos y Taborda, among others.and it is considered one of the greatest exponents of Francoist architecture. The cross is 150 meters high (with arms of 24 meters each), crowning itself as the most world high. This is an attempt to recreate the actual building in Minecraft Online with the goal of being the Tax Haven National Cemetery.
Currently in progress.
Map
To see the project in the map, use this link of here.
Parts of the Complex
The Monumental Cross
Materials
The materials were selected to visually represent it's real life counterpart.
This is the list of materials used in the construction:
- Stone Bricks: 31.108 blocks= 486,06 stacks.
- Sandstone: 3.280 blocks= 51,25 stacks
- Stone: 821 blocks= 12,83 stacks
- Polished Andesite: 569 blocks= 8,89 stacks
- Andesite: 506 blocks= 7.91 stacks
- Block of Quartz: 272 blocks= 4.25 stacks
- Stone Brick Stairs: 215 blocks= 3.36 stacks
- Quartz Stairs: 212 blocks= 3.31 stacks
- Stone Bricks Slab: 175 blocks= 2.73 stacks
- Quartz Slab: 52 blocks
- Stone Slab: 48 blocks
- Button: 4 blocks
- Cobblestone Stairs: 2 blocks
- Redstone Lamp: 2 blockstio
- Redstone: 2 blocks
- Redstone Torch: 1 block
Dimensions
The cross have a height of 150 blocks, and have three main parts:The first base, the second base, and the cross.
The first base have 26 blocks of height, and the statues 19 blocks each one. The second base have 20 blocks of height and the statues of this parts have 12 blocks each statue.
If we summarize to this dimensions the height of the Hill, the Cross reaches the top of the world, the height 255, so we can say that this cross is the highest and biggest cross on this server.
The length of the arms is 47 blocks each one.
Description
As we say before, the building have three parts, so we are going to start with the first base: The first base have 4 statues, each statue represents one evangelist and his representstive creature. In the Southwest is Marcos with the Lion, next to him, in the Southeast face is Mateo and the man with wings, then we see in the Northeast the evangelist Juan and the Eagle, and finally Lucas with the bull in the Northwest face.
The next part of the building is the second base, this have 4 statues too, this are the representation of the cardinal virtues, in the Southwest face is the Temperance, representated with a man controlling three beasts. Then in the Southeast is the Strength breaking the jaw of a beast, in the Northwest face is the Prudence controlling a snake, and finally the Justice in the Northeast face with a sword.
The final part is the shank of the Cross.
Comparison Before-After
Comparison Real Life- MCO
The Entrance of the Twilight Knights
Materials
The materials were selected to visually represent it's real life counterpart.
This is the list of materials used in the construction of this part:
- Polished Diorite: 16.786 blocks= 262,28 stacks
- Sandstone: 20.756 blocks= 324,31 stacks
- Block of Quartz: 7.658 blocks= 119,65 stacks
- Stone Bricks: 3.869 blocks= 60,45 stacks
- Stone Slab: 57.572 blocks= 899,56 stacks
- Quartz Stairs: 1443 blocks= 22,54 stacks
- Stone: 1.039 blocks= 16,23 stacks
- Quartz Slab: 352 blocks= 5,5 stacks
- Grass Block: 2160 blocks= 33,75 stacks
- Bone Block: 164 blocks= 2,56 stacks
- Polished Andesite: 163 blocks= 2,54 stacks
- Glowstone: 84 blocks= 1,31 stacks
- Diorite: 196 blocks= 3,06 stacks
- Purple Concrete: 62 blocks
- Purple Wool: 130 blocks= 2,03 stacks
- Black Concrete: 146 blocks= 2,28 stacks
- Gray Concrete: 159 blocks= 2,48 stacks
- Light Gray Concrete: 139 blocks= 2,17 stacks
- Light Blue Concrete: 128 blocks= 2 stacks
- Blue Concrete: 140 blocks= 2,18 stacks
- Brown Concrete: 128 blocks= 2 stacks
- Brown Terracota: 130 blocks= 2,03 stacks
- Red Wool: 17 blocks
- Yellow Wool: 9 blocks
- Yellow Concrete: 46 blocks
- Esmerald Block: 4 blocks
- Diamond Block: 4 blocks
- Andesite: 3 blocks
- Chiseled Quartz Block: 2 blocks