Exceedingly gothic. I could well imagine this as the home of humanity's greatest tyrant or darkest religion, or both. Very grand indeed. -Ben

Simply Awesome !!>....well done

@mister bones, your view of Christian beliefs is very skewed, most Christians believe that the earth and creation are about 10,000 years old or more. It really all comes down to the argument of "are the days of creation that are referred to in the Bible literal days or a longer period of time?" And at everyone else hating on the Christian belief of Babel, The Holy Bible is the only solid piece of evidence given in that time period, some might say that the layers in the crust say it dates back farther then how the Bible lines up with it, but giant floods(Noah's Flood) and volcanic eruption can cause massive amounts of sediment to form rapidly, giving the appearance of many layers of crust. BTW the creation is excellent I just don't agree with the description that's all.

I agree with Caleb Smith.

Better than the real thing!

This is amazing!!!!!5/5

Awesome job on MOTD! But I'm confused is this a real building or just a rumor?

sweet!!!!!

Great MOC! But it's not a myth. I understand if you have other beliefs but I encourage you to read genesis.

Now that's what I call MOTD! Congrats!

very good part usage! 5/5

The real Tower of Babel was in the shape of a Ziggurat, but still a very nice job!

Superb building techniques and detailing, this is a architectural recreation masterpiece.

The parts you used are so "common" and the result is so "uncommon"... WOW!!! Tremendous work. The design without the texturing could be quite simple but the final result left me speechless. I learnt a lot today, again. COngrats for the quality of your pics, too. It is hard to get good pics with black bricks. At last (I say it here), your software about spheres inspired some French guys and I'm using one of them right now. Thank you SO much for helping us -little builders- to improve our technics. Respect.

I like it when I open the home page and simply say 'wow'.

Wow, great job! Not quite what I pictured the tower of babel to look like, but I guess no two minds think alike! Great representation any ways. :D God Bless ~ David.

Thats a lot of 1x1 brick hinge pieces...fantastic job and congrats an a well deserved motd!

Honestly, I'm speechless.

Awesome MOTD!

unique lego pieces! awesome job!! congrats on MOTD

Nice detail. The suspected historical site is interesting in and of itself, if you want to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etemenanki

You can't be only one person doing so much outstanding pieces of work ! Or may be an alien with a whole bunch of arms and hands ? I ranked this one but all your creations deserve 5 smileys and I love it all. Keep on going !

Absolutely stunning details. This just blows my mind! You are one extremely talented person.

Amazing architectural details there. Despite the potential religious backlash that could be incurred due to the fabrication of references, it was still a monumental undertaking of epic proportions!

WAOW!!! O_O

The detail is incredible.

cool!

Dude!! You really had us going there! I've been looking for a show on Discovery, but no luck...No wonder. It's still a great build, and who knows, maybe that's exactly what it looked like!

Well Arthur after making a mistake like that (which I do all the time as well) you took the corrective steps to fix it. Top marks for that. Also as far as getting "carried away" with the intricate detail, I definitely believe you did a fantastic job. It is perhaps the best non-sci-fi greebles I have seen in a long time. Next time just get your facts right though...;)

Excellent, I love all the little detail put into this!!!!

Really? That is pretty insane, but we still appreciate your work.

Sorry. Real sorry. But I made the entire thing up. This will make it sound worse: I had never intended to build the Tower of Babel. It actually started out as a black gothic castle that was sort of modeled on Vlad the Impaler's (whom Dracula is based upon) castle (I think its Hunyard castle?) I was going to call it Dracula's castle. (Thats why there's lava/fire inside and outside the MOC). As I built and built and built the entire thing got out of control. It turned into an exercise in making the most intricate patterns within the smallest spaces. The name was given post-build. When I posted it I realized that I needed to write something. That something was 100% bull: the obsidian mines, the city, the journal. For the record its not the first time I've done this. The spaceship I built, some of the mosaics, etc. are complete falsehoods. I suspect that it won't be the last. Arthur

You sir are a madman.

Amazing ... ( I just can't say more cuz I'm impressed) o_0

Whoa... nice build! I do understand those who are claiming offense at your write-up though... you are, of course, entitled to your own beliefs, but labeling a bible passage as nothing more than myth will garner some angered responses. Still, slightly insensitive write-up aside, this is a great build, and I'd love to see more like it.

This is an aesthetically perfect MOC. Kudos on the build. But, I strongly disagree with this--"The building was destroyed in an earthquake (6241 BCE) just 2 years after its completion leading to the modern day Tower of Babel myth." Just because the Tower of Babel was destroyed by an earthquake does not mean that the earthquake was not the calamity described in the Bible. God could have used an earthquake to punish the incredibly wicked people living at that time. How do you know it is a myth?

My Mum shouted at me for dribbling on the carpet after seeing this! Bravets!

Fantastic work on the texture. Great use of Lego parts

Wow Arthur! Sinister! Sinister enough to warrant being cursed into being a multi-lingual rce! Yikes! And might I add, Yikesy-dikes!

Wow Arthur! Sinister! Sinister enough to warrant being cursed into being a multi-lingual rce! Yikes! And might I add, Yikesy-dikes!

Amazing!

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!! could you check this out?:http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/256951

Astonishing! Needless to say, a true work of art.

I can't think of anything else to say than wow. Just wow.

wow, this is really nice

Although you say that you didn't mean to insult anyone's religion you still called it a myth, you could have just left that part out! And I totally believe in the biblical story. And BTW to all you out there saying that it looks too modern a lot of archeological finds suggest that humans started out advanced and became less advanced. Read this article he explains it. http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v20/i2/ancient.asp Although it is written by a christian there are quotes from evolutionists in there. And also....THIS IS A FREAKIN' AWESOME BUILD!!!!

holy freaking cow! that is one amazing build! great job!

I reread the text, can't believe it was that old. Another 2000 years +/- older than the Pyramids or Stone Henge, eh? There must have been civilizations that existed during or before the last ice age...Couldn't find that journal, do you have a link? Thanks!

I had been saving up pieces for this project for close to three years. There are parts from pick-a-brick Orlando, Legoland California, Legoland Windsor, just to name a few places I've travelled to in order to get quantities of parts.

I was just thinking that I had too many black bricks since they are beginning to overflow the drawer they are in. Then I saw this, and after I huddled in a corner with my blankie for a while, I realized that I don't have anywhere near enough black. Excellent work!

awsome i love it check out my creations. TTYL Thanks Hunter

This is awesome. But you really need to change "Myth" to "Story" like the Lt. said. You might get a lot of heat if you don't. Some people will attack you day and night if they see that. Just warning you. (Not that, I'm gonna do it or anything crazy like that! XD)

This is truly stunning!

Thats a really cool creation you should join my new group Custom Creations plenty of people will show creations like that and you can share that with them.

I meant to comment the other day, and it slipped my mind until someone reminded me. This is an absolute STUNNING build Arthur! The amount of details is astounding! I sure hope you're able to bring this to BW this year so I can get a real up close look. As for the Charlie Sheens of the group, don't mind them....they've just been drinking too much tiger blood. It's amazing how offended people get over someone else's beliefs. To each their own I suppose.

Very nice details, and use of the brick.

Magnificent work, based on recently discovered plans ? interesting, I love your work, great job ! It's not because some book sais so it's actually is true

What a beautiful piece of art. This goes so far beyond a MOC that it must be deemed art. You Sir, are a genius with the brick. 6241 BCE huh? Well, I know folks that would tell you nothing was here more than 6000 years ago because the bible says so. They also think the dinosaurs existed alongside man, if they even admit they existed. But enough of that nuttiness. I am going to finish this comment so I can look at the stunning creation you have made again!

I think you meant to say:"If you AGREE it would be best to say "story" rather than "myth". I have built cathedrals, temples, mosques, and shrines. I build them because they are architectural wonders. I build without regard to religion and/or the meaning behind the building. Sorry if I offended you. It was not my intent. BTW: Please cross check my facts with your spiritual advisor and get back to me on the validity of what I've written.

i love it it is one of my favorite bible stories why is it surrounded by lava?

For the record the story behind the Tower of Babel recorded in the Bible is fact rather than myth. If you disagree it would be best to say "story" rather than "myth"

Expertly crafted.

Breathtaking!

Amazing! But yes I believe God did it. People are always trying to deny that god exists. They'll learn one day...

This is absoluty gorgeous !!!!!

Very cool build 'studying all the pieces used.' What will you do next?!

good build, although facts are wrong. @martin, don't insult people's religions and don't call it a fable.

Nice

Really mind opening stuff here, thanks for your hard work!

Mighty darn fine. He's talking about the Christian fable of the tower of Babel. A meeting place for all the people of the earth, supposedly god destroyed it and split the people of the earth and made them speak all different languages. When in reality it was probably built by slave workers, and people saying it was god destroying it in anger, are just living off the reality that these people had no clue what a fault line was, let alone where it could be. As the mine for the obsidian was relatively close by, they would have easily put it on a subterranean fracture. Nature beats God any day. :-D Very nice representation, and amazing use of parts and techniques.

Amazing! How did you have so many black pieces?

This is beautiful.

Really cool, and nice textures! BTW, what myth are you talking about?

Gorgeous textural work, Arthur!!! This one's an absolute knockout - wow!

All the different textures on this are gorgeous! I especially like the bended minifig legs at the top. Btw, could you post a like to the article you mentioned?

I hope you bring it to Brickfair 2011!

Looks nice...but I don't think they built building that look so "modern."

As is often the case with your creations, I am speechless.~H

Wow great work of art you got here!!! Masterpiece!!! You really have a talent in microscale. The detail on the walls is most impressive! Keep it up.

Wow! The build is very impressive!

amazing! i love it!

So my friend, I dont know where you got all these pieces from but that is just great! Keep it up dude! 5/5

Looks fantastic!

WOW! That is simply stunning! I would never be able to make something like that, even if I worked for the rest of my life! As far as the backstory goes, I wouldn't be so quick to call it a myth...just my personal opinion ;) But besides that, I love this creation to death!

By far the most enormous and intricate single microscale build I've ever seen, stunning work all around.

Mind numbing detail! You've really outdone yourself with this one, Dude. Excellent achievement!

This is awesome

This is awesome

This is incredibly detailed... great MOC!

WOW!!!!! 0_0 THAT IS AMAZING!

Incredible! Just amazing... :O

I am awestruck...

WOW!!! This is brilliant, How many pieces XD

Incredible! No words to describe it!

Amazing!