Although my original intention was to depict the Third Battle of Ramla at a 1:1 scale, I eventually got carried away. Some time ago, I began reconstructing—entirely out of paper—a Fatimid city, or at least a coastal one. The walls had already been completed earlier, and from there I moved on to the inner buildings. Now I have reached the stage of constructing the minaret. This is the first one.
I started with two toilet paper rolls stacked on top of each other and a medicine box. I made a small cut at the base of the roll so it would fit more securely into the structure (picture 1).
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Picture 1
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I then glued the two elements together and reinforced them (picture 2).
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| Picture 2 |
I then prepared a base for the octagonal terrace and glued (picture 3).
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| Picture 3 |
Here is the final result. The dome was made by twisting blue sheets of paper; however, the overall look and proportions did not fully convince me (picture 4)
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| Picture 4 |
I then proceeded to cut it in half, creating a joint in order to make the minaret higher.
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| Picture 5 |
I added and glued the joint (picture 6)
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| Picture 6 |
I then added the cut section back, wrapped everything in a nice blue color, and added a second balcony, giving the minaret a more realistic appearance (picture 7)
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| Picture 7 |
This is the final result. Nonetheless I did not like the colours of the side building and so I had to change it as well (what a job!) (Picture 8)
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| Picure 8 |
This is the (new) renoved final result: better colours (picture 9)
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| Picture 9 |
Please note the detail on the top (picture 10)
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| Picture 10 |
