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- History
- Variations on a theme
- List of notable miniature parks Europe Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Russia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom North America Canada United States Asia/Pacific Region Australia China Indonesia Japan Malaysia Thailand Middle East Israel Turkey
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A miniature park is a display of miniature buildings and models, usually as a recreational and tourist attraction 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. HistoryThere 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Early examples include Bekonscot in the UK and Madurodam in The Hague.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Variations on a themeMost 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. There has been a move away from the model village concept since the mid- to late 20th century towards a miniature park concept.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} 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. List of notable miniature parksEuropeAustriaBelgiumDenmark- Legoland Billund, Billund (the original Legoland)
France- France Miniature, Élancourt
- Mini World Lyon
- Storybook Land Canal Boats, Disneyland Park (Paris)
Germany- Legoland Deutschland, Günzburg, Bavaria
- Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg (indoor)
Italy- Italia in miniatura, Rimini
NetherlandsPortugal- Portugal dos Pequenitos, Coimbra
Russia- Alexander Park, Saint Petersburg
- Grand Maket Rossiya, Saint Petersburg (indoor)
SlovakiaSpain- Catalunya en Miniatura, Catalunya
Switzerland- Swiss Vapeur Parc, Valais
UkraineUnited Kingdom- Bekonscot, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Pendon Museum, Pendon, Oxfordshire
- Wimborne Model Town
- Tucktonia, Dorset, closed in 1985
- Legoland Windsor in Windsor
- Babbacombe Model Village, Babbacombe, Devon
- Southport Model Railway Village
- Haigh Hall Miniature Railway, Wigan
North AmericaCanada- Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, Whitby, Ontario, closed
- Woodleigh Replicas, Burlington, Prince Edward Island, closed
United States- Tiny Town, Morrison, Colorado, opened in 1921
- Tiny Town, Springfield, Missouri, opened in 1925
- Miniature Railroad & Village, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania opened 1920s
- Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Alabama, opened in 1933
- Roadside America, Pennsylvania, opened in 1935
- Storybook Land Canal Boats, Disneyland, California opened in 1956
- Palestine Park, Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York
- Splendid China (Florida), opened in 1993, closed 2003
- Holy Land Experience, Orlando, Florida, the park has a scale model of Jerusalem, Israel
- Forbidden Gardens, Katy, Texas, opened in 1997, closed 2011
- Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert, California, opened in 1971
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego, California, opened in 1981
- Legoland California, Carlsbad, California, opened in 1999
- Legoland Florida Winter Haven, opened 2011
Asia/Pacific RegionAustralia- Cockington Green Gardens, Canberra
China- Splendid China, Shenzhen
- Window of the World, Shenzhen
- Beijing World Park
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall (indoor)
- Grand World Scenic Park, Dongpu outskirts of Guangzhou, closed
Indonesia- Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
Japan- Tobu World Square, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi
- Legoland Japan, Nagoya, Aichi
Malaysia- Islamic Heritage Park, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
- Legoland Malaysia, Iskandar Malaysia, Johor
- Tropical Village, Ayer Hitam, Johor
Thailand- Mini Siam, Pattaya, Chonburi
- Ancient Siam, Bangpoo (Samut Prakan Province) outskirts of Bangkok
- Dusit Thani, Phaya Thai, Bangkok, closed
Middle EastIsrael- Jerusalem’s Model in the Late 2nd Temple Period, Israel Museum, Israel
- Mini Israel, Latrun, Israel
Turkey{{-}}ReferencesExternal links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031216212516/http://www.i-a-m-p.org/aboutparks.asp International Association of Miniature Parks]: Almost all members are in Europe.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174023/http://www.agilitynut.com/h/ramerica.html Agilitynut feature]
- The Gauge One Model Railway Association
- The Miniature Plant Files Database at All Things Miniature
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