July 24, 2011 Jeweled Ceiling Made from Millions of Beetles
 

It’s apparent at first glance that this is no ordinary ceiling; it’s vivid and iridescent in a way that suggests some kind of rare and special material. In fact, the ceiling – located in the Royal Palace in Brussels – is made up of an astonishing 1.6 million Thai jewel beetles. It took Flemish artist Jon Fabre and his team of 29 assistants four months to glue all the beetle shells in intricate patterns.

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WOW. Astoundingly beautiful!

That is gorgeous. Wasn't THAT beetle an IotD or something? It looks familiar.

Yes.

That's a shitload of dead beetles.

Gluing them all on was a big job. I suspect collecting them all may have been an even bigger job.

It was a hard day's night, alright.

Now we know how many bugs it takes to fill the Royal Hall...

:D

The guy who did it got a little help from his friends.

I hope, it's hard to carry that weight!

C'mon, whats a day in the life of a decorator really worth?

I don't know. You never give me your money.

Well the bloody taxman took it all.

:D Man, we haven't done this in ages. Dammit, I totally have to go to bed. No googling the Beatles back catalog while I'm asleep! :p: Later!