This is a funny tribute to two towns that I love, Nice (Nikaia) and Antibes (Antipolis), in the French Côte d’Azur, which where founded by Greeks…
About this creation
During the VI Century BC, some colons from Greece founded the town of Nikaia Antipolis, somewhere on Mediterranean shore…
An Acropolis was built in honour of Athena and a Great Colossus was built, the biggest ever built, bigger more than the Colossus of Rodes, to thank Athena, the Great Goddess, for her protection against the enemies...
An aerial view of the Acropolis. You can see the Propylaea, monumental gates with columns, the main Temple and the Theatre. The entrance remembers the bow of the ship which transported the first colons
The main Temple, which has exactly the same floor plan than the Parthenon in Athens, two cellas and 82 columns. It measures 100 x 46 studs
Another view of the Propylaea
The beautiful Corinthian Capitals
An aerial view of the Theater, built following a classical Greek Theater plan
It has three row of arcs…
… and Minifigs can walk inside each gallery
Today the Hoplites are spending time in various contests…
… since the war is now finished, the soldiers come to Theater to support their companions
There’s a lot of people inside too!
Fighting contest…
… and javelin trow
A big statue of Zeus is standing outside the Acropolis
An Eagle, his sacred animal, is on his right hand…
… and a lightning on his left one, beware of the wrath of Zeus!
I love this picture, it seems that the lightning is true!
«My brothers, we must say stop to war, it costs too much money, they will increase taxes!» Are they in 2011? Well, story never changes!
This old man lives like Diogenes, in a barrel, he doesn’t need anything else !
A market is just beside the Acropolis
Some soldiers are going to the Temple to thank Athena for their victory
«I want to engage in the army!» «Me too!» say those two men
Market view
A lot of goods are sold here…
«Buy my spears, they are excellent!»
«Hurry Mom, I wanna see the Hoplites at Theatre!»
The Colossus of Athena : it is 57 bricks height
«Holy Crap! She’s sooooooo big! » seems to say this Hoplite…
… but it is his first time in Nikaia Antipolis!
Athena likes in hands a owl, her sacred animal, symbol of wisdom
A phylosophe is discussing with his disciples about the deep mysteries of life…
… under an olive tree, the sacred tree of Athena
A rear view of the Temple, built on a solid rock base
The strong walls
An Hoplite is refreshing himself in the fountain…
… while another is resting on a bench
The Temples has two cellas : the rear one holds the Treasury…
… and the biggest one the statue of the Goddess
The young victorious General is bringing a present to Athena, to thank her for his victory
A priest is waiting for him
A big torch is burning beside the Temple
The Temple opens revealing the inside cellas
The Treasury Cella
The Statue of Athena
People come to worship the Goddess
Closer view of the statue made in Ivory and Gold
«O Athena, great Goddess of wisdom and victory, let my husband come home safe from war!»
The Statue occupies the whole height of the Cella
Two priests worship Athena night and day…
… and the doors of the Temple are always open
Details of the Statue of Athena
It tooked two months to complete this MOC. It is more than 50,000 bricks and small parts and 150 minifigs in all among which 100 Hoplites. Greek people have custom made waterslide decals.
Credits go to :
- Master Sean Kenney and its NYSE MOC for the Corinthian capitals, thank you Sean for all you do for us !
- Minifigcustomizationnetwork.com for the Greek stickers models
- Dave & John Xandegar, their Wizard Moc inspired my Zeus statue
- all the MOCers who built Greek and Roman temples, thank to you all, your work inspired me a lot
Thank you for your comments!
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April 16, 2012 |
amazing details with the minifigures. I love the curved auditorium seating. |
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April 1, 2012 |
WOW AMAZING . AND PARA POLI OMORFIOS |
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March 1, 2012 |
Amazing! Absolutely amazing!! |
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January 25, 2012 |
A very beautiful MOC. Cool minifigures by the way. |
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January 24, 2012 |
Wow! This is my new Favorite! Wish I had your talent! |
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January 1, 2012 |
Very nice I like the details and the the curves. GREAT WORK! :)
~Keep Up The Good Work~ |
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December 3, 2011 |
this is amazing....it helped me view what the city is like considering I've never been there. Also I'm doing a mythology report on Athena and the olive tree looks amazing by the way |
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November 25, 2011 |
This is a beautiful MOC,I love the gold pieces in it!A beautiful MOC. |
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September 27, 2011 |
Quoting Clever Crowe
Know something? I think that practically anyone, regardless of their building habits or preferences, would be totally amazed by this work. The sheer amount of advanced planning and historical reference are mind-boggling. I don't build Dio's, but cannot fail to be just struck speechless by the quality of this one. Highest compliments!
I have no words too... that's so kind, thank you! |
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September 27, 2011 |
Know something? I think that practically anyone, regardless of their building habits or preferences, would be totally amazed by this work. The sheer amount of advanced planning and historical reference are mind-boggling. I don't build Dio's, but cannot fail to be just struck speechless by the quality of this one. Highest compliments! |
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September 27, 2011 |
i have no word for this incredible and awesome creation ,,,,just wow wow ,,,ho man you a genius,,,bravo.....epic |
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September 26, 2011 |
DUDE this is crystal clear so nice and BIG your parthenon inspired me to build one this is GREAT how'd you had all those millions of pieces OMG!!!!! |
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September 2, 2011 |
Wow, just plain wow on the Nice (Nikaia) Antipolis. You must have used somewhere around 200,000 LEGO elements to build such a masterpiece! This is definitely going to be a MOCOTY contender for sure! However, as a side note, the capital of my old state (Nashville, Tennessee) has a replica of the Parthenon itself. |
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September 1, 2011 |
wow just wow |
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September 1, 2011 |
Très impressionnant ! J'adore l'attention extrême que tu as porté sur tous les petits détails qui rendent cette cité particulièrement vivante (la tête de Diogène qui dépasse du tonneau m'a carrément achevé!). Et les statues sont splendides aussi, ma préférée est celle de Zeus qui est vraiment très expressive :) |
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August 30, 2011 |
This is a masterpiece.... |
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August 30, 2011 |
Amazing |
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August 28, 2011 |
Wow simply amazing...how long did this take? Keep up the great work! |
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August 28, 2011 |
That's freaken awesome |
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August 26, 2011 |
Amazingly cool. Lots of nice details. |
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August 26, 2011 |
Amazing work. Some great details throughout |
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August 25, 2011 |
ok that is good i am worried thatsome poeople will not like the idea they are in a magazine but idk why it helps your moc become more popular but i am sure there are people out there like that |
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August 25, 2011 |
Quoting David Calvet
... Et j'ai hâte de voir Minas Tirith !!!
Ça vient cher David, ça vient... ! ;-) |
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August 25, 2011 |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow, just stunning!~H |
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August 24, 2011 |
Okay... I love the buildings, rocks, people, statues, amphithetre, arcs, place where they sell goods, shore and everything in this MOC! My brother said that wish this was sell in stores. It wuld be awesome to play with this! Amazing job! : D |
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August 24, 2011 |
Fantastic. Amazing it took only two months, so much detail. |
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August 24, 2011 |
...wow... |
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August 24, 2011 |
Totally awesome! I love all of the detail in the statues, and everywhere else. My favorite part is the old man in the barrel. |
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August 24, 2011 |
Simply beautiful. The amont of detail is amazing, such as the rock work, vendor stands, temples, statues, etc. The sitting posture is quite good as well. Bravo. |
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August 24, 2011 |
That is amazing! |
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I love it! it must of took you a year to make that creation i'm having a knew friend!!! |
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August 23, 2011 |
My jaw? Where is my jaw?!! What could be added after that?? Maybe just the original soundtrack of Gladiator... Very Very beautiful layout. Stunning.
Tu as même reçu un commentaire de Kelso, Phipson, Walter!!! Respect!! Cocorico!! ^^ |
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August 23, 2011 |
Awesome job! You captured the feel of ancient Greece brilliantly. Those waterslide decals look slick too. Almost as if they were actually made that way from the factory. It's great to see some attention being paid to early history, since official LEGO sets from this time period are sorely lacking (collectible minis, Atlantis, and Explorers sort of fill this need... but only slightly). Anyway, huge fan of all things ancient. Feel free to check out my medieval/fantasy mocs.
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August 23, 2011 |
Now I know who bought up all the Spartan minifigs - great build, awesome detail and use of the special bricks. The ampitheatre is most impressive. |
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August 23, 2011 |
I'm speechless, absolutely a memorable moc on this website. |
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August 22, 2011 |
Magnificent. That is one huge, detailed Greek scene. Great work and thanks for sharing. |
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August 22, 2011 |
OMG i love it! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D |
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August 22, 2011 |
This is massive! Well done to say the least! |
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August 22, 2011 |
Fantastic! Wish i had the bricks and time to create something like this! Every detail in this MOC is amazing! |
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August 22, 2011 |
This is incredible! The statues are so good. An overall stunning build! Great work! :) |
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August 22, 2011 |
Amazing job! This is just simply fantastic! |
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August 22, 2011 |
Quoting Blake Ewton
Amazing! Words can't describe how awesome this is!
Curious, what bricks did you use between the archways on the amphitheater to allow it to curve as it did? Thanks!
Thank you very much! I used Bricks Modified 1 x 2 Log (Bricklink description), but you can use also Brick Round 1 x 1 |
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August 22, 2011 |
Nicely done. The capitals are great, the decals look good, and the town has a very distinctive Greek flair. You have managed to capture it very effectively. |
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August 22, 2011 |
Wonderfully detailed! I love that there is so much going on in this MOC. |
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August 22, 2011 |
One word: Wooooow. It is awesome, so many details! |
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August 22, 2011 |
Epic! |
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August 22, 2011 |
Amazing! Words can't describe how awesome this is!
Curious, what bricks did you use between the archways on the amphitheater to allow it to curve as it did? Thanks! |
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August 20, 2011 |
So many details to look at. What an amazing job! |
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August 20, 2011 |
This is off the charts awesome. Great job here. I like the pillars!
John |
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August 20, 2011 |
Stunningly beautiful! This is very impressive |
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August 19, 2011 |
AMAZING! |
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August 19, 2011 |
Ben en même temps c'est a ça que ça sert les legos !!! mais quand même, ça te ferai une tellement belle collection... |
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August 18, 2011 |
Jaw-dropping! |
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August 18, 2011 |
Quoting christophe corthay
Je serai bien tenté de dire tout un tas de gros mots de sa race d'enfoiré que tu es !!!!! la vache que c'est beau mon salaud !!! tu n'a rien a envié à personne !!!! tu as démonté tes autres mocs pour faire celui la ou tu les gardes ??!!!
Hélas, je les démonte tous! Et celui-ci il est déjà en phase de démontage aussi... en fait, dès que mes MOCs sont finis, il me prend une envie insoutenable de les démanteler pour passer au suivant! Sans regrets! |
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August 18, 2011 |
Quoting Master N the Making
WOW! The only thing it needs now is a series 5 gladiator minifig, or is that not historicaly correct?
Well, gladiators were in Rome... BTW, nice idea!!! |
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August 18, 2011 |
*Picks up jaw*
That is absolutly amazing, I love it, I wish I could do something like this |
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August 18, 2011 |
WOW! The only thing it needs now is a series 5 gladiator minifig, or is that not historicaly correct? |
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August 18, 2011 |
This is an EPIC work man!
I love the story of Roman and Greecian, and you have made something of superb in each of the thousand details!!
CONGRATULATION. |
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August 17, 2011 |
*Gasp* Shoot thats big. where did you get so many pieces/figs? Awesome. |
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August 17, 2011 |
Wow! This is super cool! |
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August 17, 2011 |
HAAAAARG !!!!! banquier !!! je suis sur que tu sais ou ce trouve le trésor des templiers ?!!!!! |
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August 17, 2011 |
Quoting David Calvet
J'aime beaucoup l'intérieur du temple et en particulier ses portes. Mais es-tu sûr que ce n'est pas plutôt une banque ? La salle du trésor me fait penser à une salle des coffres...
... déformation professionnelle, sans doute... je suis banquier! |
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August 17, 2011 |
Cette fois j'ai pris le temps de bien regarder chaque photo. Non seulement tu as beaucoup de talent au niveau architectural mais en plus tu as pris le temps de mettre pleins de petits détails et de minifigs qui rendent ce MOC vraiment vivant et superbe ! J'aime beaucoup l'intérieur du temple et en particulier ses portes. Mais es-tu sûr que ce n'est pas plutôt une banque ? La salle du trésor me fait penser à une salle des coffres... Et j'ai hâte de voir Minas Tirith !!! |
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August 17, 2011 |
That truly is a colossal amount of bricks, with every single one placed in the right spot to make it super amazing. I love the little statues and also all of those hoplites just strollin around the city. My favorite parts would have to be the rock base and the coliseum-like structure, very nice. |
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love how all the colors contrast with the real thing :) |
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August 17, 2011 |
J'ai rarement vu un tel niveau de détail! C'est juste magnifique! Les mots me manquent!
Ravi de te compter parmi les Froggies! =) |
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August 17, 2011 |
absolutly amazing work, very detailed especially the temples interior - love it! |
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August 17, 2011 |
That is just beautiful. I'm at a loss for words. Congrats on all the hard work here! ~ Chris. |
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August 17, 2011 |
Being a Greek myself, I can only say thankyou for treating us all to such a wonderous homage to those early days of Western civilisation. I wonder if they weren't more advanced in many ways back then. Dude, this is stunning. Glorious details abound. Speechless... |
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August 17, 2011 |
Je serai bien tenté de dire tout un tas de gros mots de sa race d'enfoiré que tu es !!!!! la vache que c'est beau mon salaud !!! tu n'a rien a envié à personne !!!! tu as démonté tes autres mocs pour faire celui la ou tu les gardes ??!!! |
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August 16, 2011 |
Holy mother of Artemis! This is one of those, But Wait, There's More builds...Awesome! |
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August 16, 2011 |
Amazing build! The layout is awesome! Everything seems to be in the right place! |
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August 16, 2011 |
Whoa. This is excellent!!! I read about places like this at school, but I never imagined for anyone to make it out of LEGO!!! Great job! |
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August 16, 2011 |
Wow. This is really incredible. There's so much detail. I think that my favorite parts may be all of the wonderful statues that are in this though. |
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August 16, 2011 |
Je n'ai pas le temps de regarder toutes les images en détail ce soir, en attendant je me prosterne humblement à tes pieds, ô génie de l'architecture antique en LEGO... |
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August 16, 2011 |
Quoting Mark Kelso
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work! Had a blast looking through all of the wonderful details amidst this gorgeous layout. Love to see this in person some time. Meanwhile, we'll have to file this one away for a nomination in next year's MOCie Awards...just terrific!
Thanks Master Kelso, too much honour... |
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August 16, 2011 |
there is no way to express in words how amazing this is.. There's been some pretty cool huge castle MOCs, but this is something i have not seen before and I love it.. |
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August 16, 2011 |
this is absolutely incredible!!!! the statues, the arena, the detail...its amazing! good job! |
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August 16, 2011 |
Absolutely staggering..... |
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August 16, 2011 |
Magnificent, I love every bit of it but most of all the statues of Athena, great job ! |
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August 16, 2011 |
This is just awesome! I'm really blown away by this genious creation! - K. |
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August 16, 2011 |
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work! Had a blast looking through all of the wonderful details amidst this gorgeous layout. Love to see this in person some time. Meanwhile, we'll have to file this one away for a nomination in next year's MOCie Awards...just terrific! |
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August 16, 2011 |
... I'm speechless. |
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