A couple of years ago(2011) St Basil Cathedral celebrated its 450th anniversary. What an amazing piece of architecture! It was built under the rule of Ivan "the terrible" and it is said that he blinded the architect after its creation, so that he might never build anything so beautiful again. It was almost destroyed under Stalin, but luckily the building was spared.
Today I thought I would share a project I did with the children I work with.
Here are my easy peasy directions
Step One: Print these templates!
Step Two: Color! Use lots of bright fun colors in unexpected combinations! Just have fun!
Step Three: Cut out the different building segments
Step Four: Put the pieces together in whatever way you choose to create your own unique piece of architecture. I showed my students a few combinations- stacking a couple of large bases, then putting a column, and topping it off with an onion dome. They didn't need much in the way of demonstration before they completely understood the concept.
Step Five: Glue down your building on a large piece of black card paper. (You might decorate it using white or grey colours)
Step Six: Show off your finished piece of artwork!
