3D print the Church of the Nativity
A free, printable model of the Church of the Nativity and the dense streets and buildings around it in Bethlehem, generated from real map data in your browser.
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West
- On a 160 mm print
- 6 mm
- Scale
- 1:3,750
6 mm tall on a 160 mm print
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
- Rounded apses with tiny windows
The east end has several rounded apses pierced by very small arched windows. Print friendly adapts the windows to the print scale, while Full detail keeps them, which suits a larger print or a fine nozzle.
- Long ridge lines
Long pitched roofs run over the nave and side aisles. Layers of 0.12 to 0.16 mm keep the ridge and eave lines crisp.
- One piece with the ground
The Church of the Nativity is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. The Church of the Nativity takes the building color.
- File format
You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About the Church of the Nativity
The Church of the Nativity, also known as the Basilica of the Nativity, is in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Christians of many denominations regard its grotto as the birthplace of Jesus, which gives the place prominent religious significance. The grotto is the oldest site in Christianity that has been in continuous use for worship, while the basilica itself is the oldest major church of the Holy Land.
Emperor Constantine the Great commissioned the original basilica soon after his mother Helena traveled to Jerusalem and Bethlehem (325–326), and it stands on a site traditionally considered the birthplace of Jesus. It was dedicated on May 31, 339. It was probably burned down in Samaritan revolts of the sixth century, and Byzantine Emperor Justinian built a new basilica some years later. He added a porch, or narthex, and a cruciform transept with three apses, while largely keeping the original character of an atrium and a basilica with a nave and four side aisles.
The church has stayed basically unchanged since Justinian's rebuilding, with numerous repairs and additions, notably from the Crusader period. The compound around it has grown over the centuries to about 12,000 square meters, and it holds three monasteries: Catholic, Armenian Apostolic and Greek Orthodox. UNESCO listed the church as a World Heritage Site in 2012, the first site it listed under the name Palestine. Since 1852 the three religious communities' rights have been governed by the so-called Status Quo.
About this model
The Church of the Nativity is one of more than 4,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
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