Sant Pere de Rodes - Catalonia, Spain

Benvinguts a Catalunya! Welcome to Catalonia! Joel Ristol, aka @1.6_3dart shares this beautifully detailed model of a landmark in his native Catalonia.  Sant Pere de Rodes (Saint Peter of Rodes) is a former Benedictine monastery in the Girona province of Catalonia, in the northeastern tip of Spain. The Romanesque style monastery is in partially in ruins, located on the slopes of Verdera mountain, which also has a medieval ruined castle in the summit, and traces of a town nearby. According to legend, it was founded by monks carrying relics of St. Peter who landed in the area after fleeing from "Barbarian hordes" that were invading the Western Roman Empire. The earliest records of the monatery date to around 900 AD. It became a popular place of pilgrimage around the 12th century, before falling into decay in the 17th century, when it was sacked.  It was until the 1930s that it was protected as national monument and restoration works began (from Wikipedia). 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!    Photos in Marble PLA by Carlos Ramírez.