{"id":5790,"date":"2016-12-02T01:36:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T01:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5790"},"modified":"2016-12-02T01:41:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T01:41:23","slug":"grand-merchant-tajir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5790","title":{"rendered":"Grand Merchant Tajir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My third entry into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classic-castle.com\/events\/contest\/cccontest14\/contest.html\">CCC XIV<\/a>, for the Traveling Salesman category. Credit for the star mosaic over the throne goes to Disco86. One of the main things I wanted to include in this build was the awning over the king&#8217;s seat, as it is historically accurate, and something I haven&#8217;t seen done much in LEGO. The balcony area and floor were perhaps the funnest parts to build however.<\/p>\n<p><em>The grand merchant Tajir specializes in fine silks, spices, jewels, and robes. 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Credit for the star mosaic over the throne goes to Disco86. 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