46 Items Tagged

Models

Stockholm, Sweden

Lego Åhléns City

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

CoolCrab

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Futura CDMX

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

Mario Yair TS

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tiny Hidden Houses on Westerstraat

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Poupee Mecanique

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Garching bei München, Germany

LEGO Very Large Telescope

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

CoolCrab

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A Close-Up Look at Rare 17th-Century Anatomical Manikins

The true purpose of these objects remains something of a mystery.

September 17, 2018

Miniature Models of History's Most Famous Photographs

A pair of artists spent years recreating these iconic images in three dimensions.

Florence, Italy

Gipsoteca Bartolini

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

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Chiloquin, Oregon

Train Mountain Railroad

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Added by Ashawnta

frank lloyd wright

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

And why some find it harder than others.

December 01, 2017

Greenbelt, Maryland

Greenbelt Historic District

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

Added by Elliot Carter

Washington, D.C.

USS Missouri Model Ship

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

Added by Elliot Carter

Darlington, England

Brick Train

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Central Model Railroad

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

R Stemple

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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.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Found: A Miniature Working Model of the National Archives Vault

It had been forgotten down in the basement.

Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

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.

Added by Elliot Carter