The building is inspired by the Old Observatory, but it isn’t an exact replica. Luckily, there are some websites where you can purchases a single piece, so I have to search for it piece by piece.’ Catching the essence of the Observatory I want to compete with my Old Observatory! However, finding all the right LEGO pieces is difficult. ‘There is this big project in Leiden called Stad-in-Steentjes, a competition in which people recreate Leiden buildings, objects and historical events with LEGO. ‘For example, the dome of the Observatory can rotate.’Īlthough the design currently only exists as a computer model, Hensch hopes to make a tangible version soon. I’m an engineer, so I had to include some technical LEGO elements,’ Hensch laughs.
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‘I used the 3D design software Studio, which contains all the existing LEGO bricks. So, Hensch started working on his design, which took him almost three months. The rich history convinced me to remake the Observatory in LEGO, and I thought it would be nice to include Einstein in the design.’ Building it piece for piece ‘The Dutch astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort of course, and the most popular scientist ever: Albert Einstein. He found out that a lot of famous scientists were active at the Observatory. However, Hensch didn’t know much about the building and its rich history, so he started reading about the oldest university observatory in the world. I’ve got a background in engineering, and for an engineer, that main dome and the technology inside is absolutely fascinating.’ ‘I live a couple hundreds meters away from the Old Observatory, and the beautiful building always triggered me. When thinking about what to design, the Observatory came to mind. ‘I was eager to participate in this LEGO Ideas competition where you can submit a design idea people can vote on.’ Albert E.
When corona hit, he started to dig out his old LEGO stuff and created his own models.
Uwe Hensch (52), born and raised in Germany, stays in Leiden during the weekdays for his work at Siemens-Energy.
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