13th Century Middle Eastern Fortress Library | Multi-Level Tabletop Terrain, Model Railroading

📦 Set Includes
1x Old Desert Library Model (unassembled kit – assembly required)
5 Detachable Structural Layers:
Ground floor with grand entry staircase and library chamber
Two full interior floors with reading halls, pillars, and corridors
Upper terrace with shaded awnings and view balconies
Roofs with parapets and ramp access
Fully modeled interiors with bookcases, arches, niches, and multi-room chambers
Exterior details including narrow tower windows, arched gate, and detailed facade carvings

🧩 This multipart unassembled model kit requires basic hobby assembly with glue. Model arrives unpainted.

🌟 Key Features
Multi-level play across 5 modular tiers
Stacked floor plan ideal for vertical tactical gameplay
Ancient architectural styling with high arches and recessed stonework
Bookcase and desk-filled interior halls for storytelling potential
Desert fortress silhouette with shaded upper decks and viewing towers
Designed for smooth paint application

🧱 Model Description
The Old Desert Library is an architectural homage to 13th-century desert fortresses and madrasas found throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Persian regions. Designed as a spiritual and academic sanctuary, this model includes wide interior halls, rooftop access points, and exterior stairs for cinematic movement.

Every floor features fine structural layout options for dungeon crawls, stealth missions, or NPC-filled quests. The massive front steps and layered walls evoke a sense of awe, making this a standout structure on any tabletop.

Whether dropped into a sandy city-state, a remote monastery, or a ruined archive reclaimed by explorers, this library delivers visual storytelling at scale.

🎲 Usage Ideas
Great for a wide range of tabletop games and settings:
Dungeons & Dragons – Lost desert city, hidden monastery, spell library or boss arena
Pathfinder – Oasis fortress, scholar's retreat, or ancient vault
Frostgrave – Dust-choked ruins filled with magical lore
Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game – Haradrim or Easterling war archive
Skirmish Wargames – Multi-tier objective hold point or defensive outpost

Also fits post-apocalyptic or space fantasy themes as a reclaimed alien archive or religious site.

🏰 Historical Relevance
This design draws from real-world Islamic architecture spanning the 12th–14th centuries, particularly from fortified desert libraries and madrasas in regions like Al-Andalus, the Abbasid Caliphate, and the Persian Empire.

Key influences include:
Madrasa al-Mustansiriya (Baghdad, 1227 CE)
Al-Qarawiyyin Library (Fez, Morocco)
Desert Fortresses of Jordan (e.g. Qasr al-Azraq)
Iconic elements such as high-vaulted windows, defensive parapets, layered arches, and modular courtyards make it a centerpiece model of cultural and strategic depth.

⚔️ Theater of Battle Applications
📚 Quest Hub – Home to an ancient order, scholarly enclave, or magical secret
🏺 Historic Stronghold – Strategic holdout point or defensive bunker in a desert campaign
🧠 Puzzle Dungeon – Use stacked levels as layered challenges or magical defenses
🏙️ Town Anchor – Serve as centerpiece for a desert market town or NPC headquarters
📦 Resource Site – Recover lost tomes, maps, or relics across multiple rooms

⚖️ Scale Options
Our models are available in the following standard size variants:
10mm (1/160)
15mm (1/100)
18mm (1/87)
20mm (1/72)
28mm (1/60) (default)
32mm (1/52)

🛠️ Custom size requests are available upon request for sizes outside this scope.

📢 Important Notes
Our models are printed to order and not kept in stock. Please allow time for production. We use advanced FDM 3D printers and filament, NOT RESIN.
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