| 词条 | Bronner's Christmas Wonderland |
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}}Bronner's Christmas Wonderland (stylized Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland) is a retail store in Frankenmuth, Michigan that promotes itself as the "World's Largest Christmas Store".[1] Designed with an Alpine architecture (see chalet) and operating year-round, the building is 7.35 acres (29,700 m²) in size with landscaped grounds covering 27 acres (109,000 m²).{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Outside the entrance are three 17-foot (5 m) tall outdoor Santas and a 15-foot (5 m) tall snowman.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Inside, there are approximately 800 animated figurines at various locations throughout the store.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Bronner's parking lot can accommodate up to 1,080 cars and 50 buses. Some 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's half-mile (800 m) long Christmas Lane in the evening.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Michigan designated Bronner's as an "Embassy for Michigan Tourism" in 1976.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Bronner's employs over 500 people during the holiday season (between October and Christmas).{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Founded in 1945 by Wally Bronner, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland is visited annually by over two million people,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} with the weekend after Thanksgiving being the busiest of the year with over 50,000 visitors.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Its inventory exceeds 50,000 trims and gifts,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} including Christmas ornaments, artificial Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, Christmas decorations, collectibles, and similar goods.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Each year, approximately 600,000 glass ornaments, 530,000 feet (161,000 m) of garland, 150,000 postcards and 86,000 light sets (nearly 530 miles (850 km) of light cords) are sold.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Bronner's has the exclusive right to sell Precious Moments Christmas-themed figurines. With the government of Austria's permission and in keeping with the German theme of Frankenmuth itself, Bronner's built a replica of the Oberndorf, Austria, Silent Night Memorial Chapel in 1992 as a tribute to the Christmas hymn "Silent Night".{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Wally Bronner died April 1, 2008 at age 81.[2] Bronner's was vandalized on Christmas Day in 2010, with some 75 store displays damaged or destroyed. Five men pleaded guilty to the crime, which involved an estimated $40,000 in damage.[3] References1. ^Bronner's Official Website 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/METRO/804020437 |title=Frankenmuth's Christmas king Bronner dies at 81 |accessdate=2008-04-02 |author=Staff and Wire Reports |date=2008-04-02 |work=The Detroit News |publisher=MediaNews Group }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/03/4_of_5_bronners_vandals_to_spe.html|title=4 of 5 Bronner's vandals to spend summer in jail|last=Hoag|first=Andy|publisher=MLive.com|date=March 31, 2011}} External links
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