{"id":5393,"date":"2015-11-22T05:55:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T05:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=5393"},"modified":"2015-11-22T06:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-22T06:10:52","slug":"monument-to-french-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2015\/11\/monument-to-french-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"A Monument to French and Western Civilization – Art by G. Stolyarov II"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"The<\/a>G. Stolyarov II
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November 21, 2015<\/span>
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This monument was constructed using the computer game Minecraft to celebrate the cultural achievements of the French civilization and its contributions to Western civilization more generally, as well as to express solidarity with the people of France as they confront the savage menace of militant Islamist fundamentalism terrorism, and to commemorate the hundreds of innocent victims of militant ISIS barbarism. The culture of France has been integral in giving rise to the Age of Enlightenment and innumerable advances in science, art, architecture, music, and literature. This monument calls for a more assertive expression of the values that elevated mankind out of barbarism \u2013 an unapologetic embrace and defense of the distinctive ethos of Western civilization, which should become a global civilization with the collaboration of all decent people everywhere.<\/p>\n

The monument\u2019s stone and glass are colored with the blue, white, and red of the French flag. The structure is open to the air through three tiers of golden arches. On the inside there is only one floor and a vast chamber rising toward the sky. The viewer\u2019s attention is directed upward, much like in a cathedral, except there is only one focal point \u2013 representing the upward aspiration of a worldview that embraces progress and meteoric improvement in the human condition.<\/p>\n

This structure was created within the Imperial City map in Minecraft, a collaborative project coordinated by user Rigolo and freely downloadable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Left-click for a full-image view of each screenshot. Right-click to download the image.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_11\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_12\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_10\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_9\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_5\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_7\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_6\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_8\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_4\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_2\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_3\"<\/a>\"Stolyarov_French_Monument_1\"<\/a>The images on this page may be freely reproduced using the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike International 4.0 License, which requires that credit be given to the author, G. Stolyarov II. Find out about Mr. Stolyarov<\/strong> here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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G. Stolyarov II November 21, 2015 ****************************** This monument was constructed using the computer game Minecraft to celebrate the cultural achievements of the French civilization and its contributions to Western civilization more generally, as well as to express solidarity with the people of France as they confront the savage menace of militant Islamist fundamentalism terrorism, and to commemorate the hundreds of innocent victims of militant ISIS barbarism. The culture of France has been integral in giving rise to the Age…<\/p>\n

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