The palette

Quartz bricks, smooth quartz and quartz stairs for the three terrace tiers; lapis blocks between gold rings for the star map, gold blocks and glowstone for the stars; quartz pillars on chiseled quartz bases with a gold collar for the columns; quartz bricks, smooth quartz and calcite for the cella and the drum, light blue stained glass for the windows; lapis and gold for the frieze; smooth quartz and quartz block gores with gold and lapis ribs for the dome; waxed cut copper with gold bands and a light blue glass lens for the telescope; gold, lapis and waxed cut copper rings round a glowstone sun for the armillary sphere; end rods and lanterns for light.

Techniques

• An inlaid star map
• A ring colonnade
• A crafted dome
• A telescope that breaks out
• Rings at different angles

The steps

1. Lower terrace rings
2. Upper terrace and its floor
3. Star map: gold rings and the zodiac
4. Star map: the stars
5. Colonnade: sixteen quartz columns
6. Cella wall, its windows and the portal
7. Entablature and its lapis-and-gold frieze
8. Peristyle roof and its balustrade
9. Drum and the gold track
10. Dome: the floor and the lower gores
11. Dome: the crown, its slit and gold rails
12. The brass telescope on its fork
13. Armillary tower: its foot and shaft
14. Armillary tower: balcony and cap
15. Armillary sphere: the rings and the globe
16. Lamps at the portal and round the terrace

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