Tatlin's Tower

This is a QT movie of a virtual model of Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the 3rd International - better known as Tatlin's Tower that I made. I researched the structure from original photographs, contemporary accounts of the making of the maquette and subsequent reconstructions and by actually making a model of the tower - It is true, tatlin was no engineer, the structure is more arranged than arrived at through calculation - although the angle of the gnomon and the pitch of the two spiral helixes are based on the dimensions of the earth. The actual sructure was never built, it was exhibited briefly as a large maquette. Should it have been built it would have been taller than the Eiffel Tower by 30%.

I still have the original 3d model in dxf and dwg format (as well as a few others - no sketchup I'm afraid, it is too clumsy) if anyone would like to use the model for a project let me know.
This movie has had a cartoon effect added to simulate a soviet poster style.

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[ChristopherBefeld]

Great model! Would you mind sending me the file? I would love to use it for my Art History 20th century class at SCAD