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Taj Mahal - dome and four minarets

Build a large white model of the Taj Mahal: an octagonal body with pointed arches, an onion dome, four slender minarets and four small domes. The work can be split into seven stages.

Age
8–12 years
Length
approx. 12 h
Level
Hard
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Four base quadrants
  2. Posts and upper grids
  3. Join the base and reinforce the tower positions
  4. Four mounting pads
  5. Eight flat wall frames
  6. Solid panels and pointed arches
  7. Position the body on the base
  8. Weld the body from inside
  9. Four roof sectors
  10. Place the roof on the walls
  11. Close the roof joints
  12. Dome drum: flat parts
  13. Dome drum: spatial frame
  14. Dome drum: rib joints
  15. Dome drum: remove the jig
  16. Dome drum: lower shell
  17. Dome drum: completed shell
  18. Position the drum
  19. Join the drum to the roof
  20. Minaret section 1: flat parts
  21. Minaret section 1: spatial frame
  22. Minaret section 1: rib joints
  23. Minaret section 1: remove the jig
  24. Minaret section 1: lower shell
  25. Minaret section 1: completed shell
  26. Minaret section 2: flat parts
  27. Minaret section 2: spatial frame
  28. Minaret section 2: rib joints
  29. Minaret section 2: remove the jig
  30. Minaret section 2: lower shell
  31. Minaret section 2: completed shell
  32. Minaret section 3: flat parts
  33. Minaret section 3: spatial frame
  34. Minaret section 3: rib joints
  35. Minaret section 3: remove the jig
  36. Minaret section 3: lower shell
  37. Minaret section 3: completed shell
  38. Large dome: flat parts
  39. Large dome: spatial frame
  40. Large dome: rib joints
  41. Large dome: remove the jig
  42. Large dome: lower shell
  43. Large dome: completed shell
  44. Minaret caps: flat parts
  45. Minaret caps: spatial frame
  46. Minaret caps: rib joints
  47. Minaret caps: remove the jig
  48. Minaret caps: lower shell
  49. Minaret caps: completed shell
  50. Small roof domes: flat parts
  51. Small roof domes: spatial frame
  52. Small roof domes: rib joints
  53. Small roof domes: remove the jig
  54. Small roof domes: lower shell
  55. Small roof domes: completed shell
  56. Twelve balconies
  57. Position all the finished modules
  58. Join the modules and check vertical alignment
  59. Make the finials on the mat
  60. Position the finials
  61. Finials and model check

What gets built

Create an impressive, symmetrical architectural model with recognisable proportions.

Success criteria
  • The four minarets stand independently on the flat base.
  • The dome has a three-dimensional onion shape, and the small domes and pointed arches are visible.
  • The arrangement is symmetrical and recognisable without a label.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
colour shown in the illustration
Also
1 set: PLA-compatible 3D pen with power supply, 1 supply based on the path calculation: White or ivory PLA, 1 item: 3D pen mat, 1 item: Ruler, 52 sheets: A4 paper for patterns, 20 sheets: A4 paper for removable supports, 1 workstation: Flat worktop and storage space

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