Miniature park

Cockington Green Gardens, miniature village in Canberra, Australia
Part of the one-ninth scale model of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England
Summer Palace in Splendid China miniature park, Shenzhen, China
A model of a burning house at Bekonscot
Acting models of airliners and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Madurodam
Acting as riders models of trains in Swiss Vapeur Parc

A miniature park is an open space that displays miniature buildings and models, and is usually open to the public. A miniature park may contain a model of a single city or town, often called a miniature city or model village, or it can contain a number of different sets of models. They have been developed as recreational and tourist attractions, with possible roots in Japanese miniature gardens.

Most examples are located in landscaped outdoor spaces, but the definition has widened in recent years to encompass large-scale miniature landscapes indoors.

History

Bekonscot, England

There is evidence to suggest the existence of private model villages and miniature parks since the 19th century, but it was only in the 1930s to 1950s that the genre became tourist attractions. Early examples include Bekonscot in the UK and Madurodam in The Hague.

Variations on a theme

"Mini-Tapiola" is a miniature version of the centre of Tapiola, Espoo, within the centre itself

Most model villages and parks are built to a consistent scale; varying from 1:76 as used by the intricately detailed Pendon in England up to the 1:9 scale of Wimborne Model Town.

Continental Europe and Asia have tended to favour the scale of 1:25, whilst North American and UK examples have been based upon 1:12 and other variants.

PIPKA There has been a move away from the "model village" concept since the mid- to late 20th century towards a "miniature park" concept. Model villages are typically larger-scale, sit in a cohesive miniature landscape and allow viewing and physical interaction with the exhibits, such as publicly accessed streets and urban areas. Miniature parks however, are primarily concerned with the display of exhibits in their own right, viewed from a distance. Model railways, rivers and roads may provide a continuation between miniature parks exhibits.

Other forms of miniature exhibitions

Some exhibitions are displayed indoors. The most common forms are model railroads and dollhouses.

List of miniature parks

Europe

Minimundus

Austria

Mini-Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria na dlan
Miniuni, Ostrava

Czechia

  • Miniuni, Ostrava
  • Boheminium Park Mariánské Lázně

Denmark

France Miniature

France

Georgia

Miniatur Wunderland

Germany

Mini Magyarország

Hungary

Ireland

  • Clonakilty Model Railway Village[5] Clonakilty, West Cork
  • Model World, Wicklow
Italia in miniatura

Italy

Madurodam

Netherlands

Norway

Lower Silesia Monuments miniature Park, Kowary

Poland

  • Miniature park and Dinosaur park, Wrocław
  • Park Miniatur Zabytków Dolnego Śląska, Kowary
  • Nadmorski Park Miniatur i Kolejek w Dziwnowie
  • Park Miniatur Latarni Morskich, Niechorze
  • Park Miniatur "Świat Marzeń", Inwałd

Portugal

Alexander Park, St.Petersburg

Russia

Slovakia

Model of Sagrada Família in Catalunya en Miniatura

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Kyiv in Miniature

Ukraine

An overview of the Babbacombe Model Village
Legoland Windsor
The Former Model Village at the Eastbourne Redoubt

United Kingdom

North America

Former Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, Whitby, Ontario

Canada

Mexico

Archetypal replica of a German village at the Germany Pavilion in Epcot, Disney World
Storybook Land Canal, Disneyland
Palestine Park, Chautauqua, New York

United States

South America

Brazil

  • Mini Mundo[35], Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul
Mundomágico, Santiago

Chile

Asia/Pacific Region

Australia

Window of the World, Shenzhen

China

Jambi Pavilion in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

Indonesia

Replica of St Peter's Basilica in Tobu World Square, Japan

Japan

Kazakhstan

  • Atameken miniature park, Astana

South Korea

Islamic Heritage Park, Malaysia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Taiwan

Mini Siam

Thailand

Middle East

Iran

  • Tehran Miniature garden
Model of Jerusalem in the Late 2nd Temple Period

Israel

Hagia Sofia at Miniatürk

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Africa

Santarama Miniland, Johannesburg

South Africa

Swissminiatur

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