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Miniature Models of History's Most Famous Photographs
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Miniature Models of History's Most Famous Photographs

A pair of artists spent years recreating these iconic images in three dimensions.
May 11, 2018
Allegorical figures for the Demidoff monument, Gipsoteca Bartolini.
Florence, Italy

Gipsoteca Bartolini

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
43.7768, 11.2591
Added by Meg
A 2.5-inch scale model on display at Train Mountain.
Chiloquin, Oregon

Train Mountain Railroad

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.
42.5549, -121.8908
Added by Ashawnta
See Scale Models of the Greatest Skyscrapers Never Built
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See Scale Models of the Greatest Skyscrapers Never Built

A new exhibition is full of diminutive versions of big buildings and even bigger ideas.
December 04, 2017
How a Flipped-Over Giant Tortoise Gets Its Feet Back on the Ground
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How a Flipped-Over Giant Tortoise Gets Its Feet Back on the Ground

And why some find it harder than others.
December 01, 2017
Aerial view of Greenbelt, Maryland, 1939.
Greenbelt, Maryland

Greenbelt Historic District

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
39.0006, -76.8805
Added by Elliot Carter
The model was relocated from the Smithsonian in 2010.
Washington, D.C.

USS Missouri Model Ship

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.
38.8731, -76.9953
Added by Elliot Carter
The Brick Train of Darlington.
Darlington, England

Brick Train

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
54.5234, -1.4980
Added by Dr Alan P Newman
The model railroad.
Jonesport, Maine

Maine Central Model Railroad

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.
44.5781, -67.5730
Added by R Stemple
The Grand Model of Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grand Maket Rossiya (Grand Model of Russia)

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.
59.8873, 30.3299
Added by AaronNetsky
Found: A Miniature Working Model of the National Archives Vault
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Found: A Miniature Working Model of the National Archives Vault

It had been forgotten down in the basement.
March 06, 2017
A model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
42.1878, -92.7155
Added by dboy58
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Annapolis, Maryland

U.S.S. Agerholm Model

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.
38.9847, -76.4846
Added by Elliot Carter
Vendors at the model train market
Barcelona, Spain

Model Train Market at Estació de França

For one day every month Barcelona's Estació de França transforms into a market for model trains.
41.3840, 2.1865
Added by peshamagid
The tiny house and garden.
València, Spain

Cat House

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
39.4797, -0.3795
Added by kowalski
Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace in London
Shenzhen Shi, China

Window of the World

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
22.5371, 113.9721
Added by lewblank
Mini Trafalgar Square
Victoria, British Columbia

Miniature World

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.
48.4224, -123.3669
Added by samreeve
Aerial view of the Rockies, Plaines and Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Great Train Story Diorama

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
41.7910, -87.5829
Added by Elliot Carter