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Gavrilo Princip has his day

  • Andrew
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  • Feb 16, 2009
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  • Diorama, LEGO
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  • 5 Comments

    • Dan Siskind (Brickmania) depicts that fateful day in 1914 when a young man named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, plunging the world into the Great War.

    Andrew posted this entry on Monday, February 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm. Posted in the category Diorama, LEGO You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    5 Responses to “Gavrilo Princip has his day”

    1. Cancerkitty Says:
      February 17th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

      My god, this is absolutely fantastic! I love the focal depth of the shot.

    2. Rocko Says:
      February 17th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

      Didn’t this event happen on a bridge?

    3. Andrew Says:
      February 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

      I thought so, but a bridge with empty air beyond doesn’t make a very cool backdrop for the LEGO diorama. ;-)

    4. Dan Siskind Says:
      February 17th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

      The scene in my diorama is as historically and geographically correct as as I could come up with in a single night’s research. The assassination didn’t actually happen on a bridge, but about 30-40 yards from the “Latin Bridge”. You can see the bridge and the building in my diorama (er… a non-compressed version anyway) in this 360 degree panoramic view taken from the spot where the assassin stood:

      http://www.vthawaii.com/EXTRA/Sarajevo/Bascarsija.html

      The top image is the spot.

    5. yoderism Says:
      February 18th, 2009 at 5:45 am

      The lighting and photography are as good as the models. Great work all around!