The Valley of the Fallen
 Valley of the Fallen
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 The Valley of the Fallen | |
| About | |
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| Owner |  Blacknightmon
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| Category | Monuments |
| Underground? | Yes |
| Public? | Yes |
| Started | 04/08/2023 |
| Completed | 09/08/2024 |
| Size north to south | 725m |
| Size west to east | 373m |
| Height | 255m |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | X=-18398 Y=105 Z=3255 |
| Dimension | Overworld |
| Settlement | Tax Haven |
| Map Link | |
Introduction
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.
The best pictures of the project are at the end of the wiki
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:
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Stone Bricks | 31,108 blocks |
| Sandstone | 3,280 blocks |
| Stone | 821 blocks |
| Polished Andesite | 569 blocks |
| Andesite | 506 blocks |
| Block of Quartz | 272 blocks |
| Stone Brick Stairs | 215 blocks |
| Quartz Stairs | 212 blocks |
| Stone Bricks Slab | 175 blocks |
| Quartz Slab | 52 blocks |
| Stone Slab | 48 blocks |
| Button | 4 blocks |
| Cobblestone Stairs | 2 blocks |
| Redstone Lamp | 2 blocks |
| 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:
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Polished Diorite | 16,786 blocks |
| Sandstone | 20,756 blocks |
| Block of Quartz | 7,658 blocks |
| Stone Bricks | 3,869 blocks |
| Stone Slab | 57,572 blocks |
| Quartz Stairs | 1,443 blocks |
| Stone | 1,039 blocks |
| Quartz Slab | 352 blocks |
| Grass Block | 2,160 blocks |
| Bone Block | 164 blocks |
| Polished Andesite | 163 blocks |
| Glowstone | 84 blocks |
| Diorite | 196 blocks |
| Purple Concrete | 62 blocks |
| Purple Wool | 130 blocks |
| Black Concrete | 146 blocks |
| Gray Concrete | 159 blocks |
| Light Gray Concrete | 139 blocks |
| Light Blue Concrete | 128 blocks |
| Blue Concrete | 140 blocks |
| Brown Concrete | 128 blocks |
| Brown Terracotta | 130 blocks |
| Red Wool | 17 blocks |
| Yellow Wool | 9 blocks |
| Yellow Concrete | 46 blocks |
| Emerald Block | 4 blocks |
| Diamond Block | 4 blocks |
| Andesite | 3 blocks |
| Chiseled Quartz Block | 2 blocks |
It's important to note that the materials of the list are always less than the real number used on the building.
Description
First, the visitor will be welcomed by the statues of the Twilight Knights, the statues of 
JesusMRS, with a picake, and Blacknightmon, with a sword. Then, the visitor will be on the entrance itself, over the main door, the visitor could see the statue of "la piedad" (the Mercy), with JesusChrist. The building is made of quartz blocks, quartz stairs, polished diorite, stonebrick, sandstone, glowstone, stone slabs, and granite, among others.
Building Process
First I designed most of the building in creative, based on the real Valley, then I mined the mountains and, with the permission of 
George_Mann, his road was demolished temporarily, also I had to make a few changes in the road of 
Crimson_Aught, with his help and permission. Later, I got all the materials (list above), this is the only part where JesusMRS helped me in the construction process, because he was the one who mined the quartz needed for this part. Once I had all the materials recollected, I started the building process (You can see it more detailed in the Gallery), when I finished the building planned on creative, I realised that if I wanted to make the building good, I would have to mine more and make a big entrance, so I expanded the entrance, and I built the courtyard of the entrance, when that was finished, I made a wall of sandstone and the statues to receive the visitors with honor.
This part was started the 19/08/2023 and was finished the 23/12/2023 (this dates could be a few days wrong)
Comparison Real Life- MCO
Gallery
The Abbey
Materials
The materials were selected to visually represent it's real life counterpart. This part includes some modifications from the original design.
This is the list of materials used in the construction of this part:
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Block of Quartz | 39,117 blocks |
| Grass Block | 28,453 blocks |
| Sandstone | 27,779 blocks |
| Polished Diorite | 26,132 blocks |
| Stone Slab | 18,881 blocks |
| Polished Andesite | 9,524 blocks |
| Light Blue Terracotta | 8,558 blocks |
| Polished Granite | 5,255 blocks |
| Stone Bricks | 4,790 blocks |
| Coarse Dirt | 3,432 blocks |
| Bricks | 2,380 blocks |
| Glass Pane | 2,347 blocks |
| Spruce Wood Planks | 2,123 blocks |
| Quartz Stairs | 2,402 blocks |
| Dark Oak Wood Planks | 1,075 blocks |
| Torch | 1,075 blocks |
| Stone Bricks Slab | 906 blocks |
| Stone Bricks Stairs | 837 blocks |
| Spruce Leaves | 584 blocks |
| Iron Bars | 542 blocks |
| Quartz Slab | 364 blocks |
| Birch Wood Slab | 346 blocks |
| Glass | 336 blocks |
| Spruce Wood Stairs | 320 blocks |
| Purple Carpet | 263 blocks |
| Black Stained Glass | 219 blocks |
| Spruce Wood | 219 blocks |
| Birch Leaves | 214 blocks |
| String | 204 blocks |
| Sandstone Slab | 138 blocks |
| Cobblestone | 126 blocks |
| Spruce Wood Slab | 122 blocks |
| Bookshelf | 120 blocks |
| Spruce Door | 128 blocks |
| Spruce Sapling | 118 blocks |
| Dandelion | 114 blocks |
| Oak Wood Slab | 100 blocks |
| Orange Tulip | 98 blocks |
| Gravel | 96 blocks |
| Grass Path | 87 blocks |
| Jungle Sapling | 82 blocks |
| Beds | 80 blocks |
| Oak Wood Stairs | 78 blocks |
| Spruce Fence | 74 blocks |
| Dark Oak Door | 58 blocks |
| Birch Wood Stairs | 56 blocks |
| Weighted Pressure Plate | 52 blocks |
| Black Carpet | 44 blocks |
| Birch Wood | 40 blocks |
| Poppy | 34 blocks |
| Yellow Stained Glass Pane | 30 blocks |
| Trapdoor | 30 blocks |
| Birch Wood Planks | 28 blocks |
| Oak Fence | 23 blocks |
| Azure Bluet | 22 blocks |
| Wooden Pressure Plate | 19 blocks |
| Dark Oak Sapling | 18 blocks |
| Blue Orchid | 18 blocks |
| Oak Wood Planks | 15 blocks |
| Oak Wood | 15 blocks |
| Tripwire Hook | 15 blocks |
| Sandstone Stairs | 14 blocks |
| Purple Stained Glass Pane | 12 blocks |
It's important to note that the materials of the list are always less than the real number used on the building.
Description
The visitor can enter to this part from the Cross, there is a Lift Down sign that allows the visitor to walk trought all the Valley without needing movements commands, you will cross 2 rooms made up of Quartz blocks and stairs, obsidian, 2 stone statues of angels, and glowstone. Then, the Abbey itself it's made up of two identical buildings, the first floor has a garden and the second one a meeting room, and one large building that it's connected with this two building thanks to 2 bridges and the countryard, this countryard has the faces of JesusMRS and Blacknightmon and two pools with statues of this players. In the main building there is a library in the west and a debate room in the east, in the center we have a common room to talk, eat, and stay chill with others, at the end of the building there is a small church to celebrate ceremonies, weddings, bauptisms, among others. This is the biggest and more expensive part of the Valley of the Fallen and it's connected with the roads of Crimson_Aught and George_Mann, working like a link.
Building Process
First, as I almost always do, I designed in creative the entire project, when it was finished, I started mining all the desert to make the land perfect to build, during the excavations I found a fossil, It was the first time that I found one in my life so the event was recorded and is in my twitch channel (rey_blacknightmon). The admin 
SenatorApple, with his powers carried the fossil to the Museom of Tax Haven, in my castle (Blacknightmon's Castle). When the excavations were finished, I started to mine all the quartz, the almost 40.000 Quartz blocks needed for this part were entirely mined by me, I was entire weeks in Nether mining, but finally all the materials were collected. I started the building and when it was finished I had to tackle a problem, this was the roads, I connected the road of Crimson_Aught very easely, but the road of George_Mann was destroyed, so I decided to rebuild it underground, in that way the road is not cut and the Valley links the 2 roads. The statues of the pools were designed and built weeks later, and finally, I added two simetric mazes made up of leaves to decorate te left and right wings of the Abbey.
This part was started the 04/02/2024 and was finished the 02/06/2024 (this dates could be a few days wrong)
Comparison Real Life- MCO
Gallery
The Valley's Chamber
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:
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Cuarzo | 5,448 blocks |
| Polished Diorite | 4,208 blocks |
| Stone | 550 blocks |
| Polished Andesite | 104 blocks |
| Glowstone | 537 blocks |
| Iron Bars | 210 blocks |
| Obsidian | 2,226 blocks |
| Bone Block | 34 blocks |
| Cuarzo Chiseled | 24 blocks |
| Slab Cuarzo | 33 blocks |
| Andesite | 23 blocks |
| Stone Bricks | 54 blocks |
| Stairs Cuarzo | 20 blocks |
| Oro | 1,864 blocks |
| Polished Granite | 441 blocks |
| Pilares Cuarzo | 288 blocks |
| Spruce Wood Stairs | 163 blocks |
| Spruce Wood Planks | 155 blocks |
| Wooden Trapdoor | 109 blocks |
| Spruce Fences | 76 blocks |
| Torch | 47 blocks |
| Oak Planks | 8 blocks |
| Red Nether Brick | 32 blocks |
| Spruce Wooden Slab | 29 blocks |
| Sign | 8 blocks |
| Allium | 1 block |
| Dandelion | 1 block |
| Blue Orchid | 1 block |
| Poppy | 1 block |
| Daisy | 1 block |
| Orange Tulip | 1 block |
It's important to note that the materials of the list are always less than the real number used on the building.
Description
The Valley's Chamber is made up of quartz blocks, stairs, glowstone, obsidian, polished diorite among other and we can divide it in 4 main parts. The first room is an entrance, the second one "The Angel's Ascension" room has 2 angel statues of stone and a Lift Up Sign to visit the Cross. Later the visitor will find the stairs, there are 3 chapels in each wall, each one for a different Virgin, so we have 6 chapels for 6 different Virgins, that are Patroness of 6 different things, represented by 6 different flowers. Finally we arrive to the Valley's Chamber itself, a big room underground with a gold dome, 4 statues representing 4 archangels, Gabriel, Rafael, Miguel and Uriel, in the middle there is an altar there is an altar with our Lord JesusChrist crucified, in this chamber can take place ceremonies for a banned player to honor him, in the floor are prepared the tombs of JesusMRS and Blacknightmon, we only count that a player is dead if he die in real life or gets banned.
Building Process
This part was the hardest for planning bc I had to design the interior without knowing how was the size of the mountain, so when I finished the design, I realised that the mountain was small, so I decided to make it underground, I excavated all the underground and I mined the last quartz ores for the Valley, also I mined 35 stacks of obsidian in the End. I started the building using the /hat command to put an ender chest in my head and thanks to that, I could see during the building process, so in few days I finished this part.
This part was started the 10/07/2025 and was finished the 03/08/2024 (this dates could be a few days wrong)
Comparison Real Life- MCO
Gallery
The Cemetery and the Hell
Description
The two mountains of the Valley have a different role in the building, one is the National Cemetery of Tax Haven, if a player of this city die or is banned, he will have a tomb here. In the other hand we have the Hell, where those who are banned by my hand suffer the eternal punishment of the ban. These parts are not related to the Valley of the Fallen of the real life.
Other Information
MCO Awards 2024
The Valley of the Fallen was nominated as "most awesome building of the year" in the MCO Awards 2024.
The pictures below were taken by JesusMRS to promote the Valley of the Fallen:
