Jan.27, 2014
Breaking 3D news from Amsterdam: the 3D printed Forbidden City is finished. Since October 5th 2013, two Leapfrog 3D printers have been working day and night to print a replica of the Forbidden City. All 980 buildings – including temples, halls, houses, gates, towers, bridges and walls – have been printed on a 1:300 scale.
Image credit: Leapfrog
The 3D printed Forbidden City was made as a collaboration between the Dutch museum De Nieuwe Kerk and the Chinese Nanjing Museum for the Ming exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Visitors have been able to watch the printers live at work and see the buildings being added to the floor plan daily.
Image credit: Leapfrog
The exhibition ends next next week, but, until then, the entire 3D printed Forbidden City will be on display. So if you find yourself in Amsterdam – head over to De Nieuwe Kerk and enjoy.
Posted in 3D Printing Applications
Maybe you also like:
- Disabled students design 3D printed gadgets to ease their lives
- Japan loves 3D printed sad Keanu
- Innovation Hub comes to Toronto
- Cody Wilson, designer of 3-D printed gun, signs book deal
- Navy helps 3D printed buildings become 'concrete'
- Make the mini selfie for your wedding cake - with 3D printing
- Microsoft built 75 3D printed console designs for Xbox One
- First 3D printed lower jaw implant in China
- Changemaker designs portable, 3D printed wheelchair ramp
3Ders.org provides the latest news about 3D printing technology and 3D printers. We are now seven years old and have around 1.5 million unique visitors per month.
