Carthusian Monastery of Escaladei - Catalonia, Spain

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Benvinguts a Catalunya! Welcome to Catalonia! Joel Ristol, aka @1.6_3dart shares this beautifully detailed model of a landmark in his native Catalonia.  The Carthusian Monastery of Saint Mary of Scala Dei (Cartoixa de Santa Maria d'Escaladei, in Catalonian) is a monastery founded in the 1100's in the Montsant mountains of Catalonia, northeastern Spain, by French monks of the Order of Chartreux (Charterhouse in English, Cartoixa in Catalonian, Cartuja in Castillian) being the first monastery this order built in the Iberian peninsula. The Catalonian name "Escaladei" comes from Latin "Scala Dei" meaning "God's ladder", due to the legend of the foundation of the monastery on the location of a shepherd's vision of angels descending from heaven using a ladder.  For seven centuries, the monks worked the land, developed farming techniques, and established a strong viticulture that eventually gave the region its current fame and prestige as wine country. In the early 1800's, the monks abandoned the monastery and fled due to cultural and legislation changes targeting certain religious groups. The monastery quickly fell into ruin as mobs sacked and burned it. Today, it is a historical attraction and landmark of the Priorat region (from Priorat Tourism). MiniWorld3D is excited to bring this model to life as a homage to all the people of Catalonia. All our models are made from scratch by hand and brain, please give credit to all authors.  Be sure to follow MiniWorld3D! instagram.com/miniworld3d instagram.com/1.6_3dart  MiniWorld3D is a collective of 43+ artists creating the best library of 3D printable models of landmarks of the world!    Teal print photos by Carlos Ramírez in SUNLU PLA. White print photos by Joel Ristol in white PLA.