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The Netherlands. Madurodam.
Madurodam is Holland's most famous miniature city. The entrance...
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Madurodam
Near the entrance there is a pole with distance indications of big...
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Madurodam
It is an amusement park set in nice gardens.
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Madurodam
The model of the railway lift bridge near Dordrecht. And yes, it works!
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Madurodam
The freighter is on fire, the little extinguisher boat comes to the rescue.
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Madurodam
Madurodam reflects the character of a real Dutch city and its suburbs.
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Madurodam
The exact copies of the boats move around in the lakes, big bridges split to...
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Madurodam
The models are matched to the details to the original constructions.
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Madurodam
The park was opened officially on 2 July, 1952, and was named after George...
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George Maduro's birthplace, Curacao.
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Madurodam
In fact, Madurodam is an architectural museum.
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Madurodam
There are some acting models. Here the soldiers march, the tanks move.
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Madurodam
Before creating the model the experts make a detailed photo...
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Madurodam
The model of the Cathedral Tower, Utrecht.
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Madurodam
Madurodam offers a great variety of architecrural styles.
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Town Hall in Gouda.
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Madurodam
The model of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the country's prominent art...
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Madurodam
We feel giants among the palaces, ships and medieval houses.
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Madurodam
To build the models new synthetic materials are used because they are...
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Madurodam
The model of the Weigh-House and the cheese market in Alkmaar. The...
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Madurodam.
The miniature city of Madurodam runs on solar energy. It uses solar...
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They take care of small details while building the models.
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Madurodam
It is very interesing to watch those small figures moving.
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Giant people walk about the tiny city.
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The model of the Rijksmuseum which is the largest museum in Holland...
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The model of the Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
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The model of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.
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Dam Square, World War II Monument, Amsterdam.
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There are some canals with all kinds of ships and big fat fish.
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Madurodam
Boats float along the canals tied to the strings under water. Fish swim by...
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Madurodam
A city scene.
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Madurodam
Madurodam is constantly developing. Each year some new models appear in the...
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Westerkerk, Amsterdam.
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Dutch East-India Company ship "Amsterdam" which sunk in 1749.
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Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.
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Sassenpoort (Town Gates), Swolle.
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Waterpoort, Sneek.
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Muiderslot, Muiden.
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Muiderslot was built in 1280 by the order of a most famous medieval Count of...
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Madurodam
The model of Vredespaleis, The Hague.
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Madurodam
The parks and gardens of Madurodam are worth of special attention. They need...
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Madurodam
Because of the use of computer techniques it is possible to work with more...
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Madurodam
The model of the Radio tower, Markelo (in the centre of the photo).
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Madurodam
The detail of the Flood barrier, Hoek van Holland. I guess the bird is on a...
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Madurodam
A miniature Dutch landscape is laid out within an area that is no...
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Madurodam
The model of major processing units at Esso oil refinery with destillation...
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Madurodam
One can mistake pictures of the models for real places.
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Madurodam
Model canal ships and barges actually run along water ways.
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Madurodam
The renewed model of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was opened in 2003 after a...
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A bird's eye view of the area.
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An ocean liner within the city.
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There are not only medieval castles in Madurodam, but also rather modern...
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Madurodam
The model building of the Netherlands National life insurance, Rotterdam....
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Madurodam
The model of Seagull Ferries.
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The base of Euromast of Rotterdam (to the right), behind it we see the sport...
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A big ferry.
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The ING Bank headquarters in Amsterdam.
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The model of the Circus Theatre, the Hague.
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An old church dated to the year 1635 in Friesland.
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The park is opened all year round.
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This park covers over 28,ooo square yards.
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The tiny "Blijdorp Zoo", Rotterdam.
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Join the visitors at the zoo.
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A helicopter site.
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Madurodam
Small shipping locks work passing small boats. In the photo - Princess...
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The model of Duinrell water park with the longest in Europe water slides (1km...
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Little horses depasture in real grass.
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Real train cars. Only small. Modern trains are running to and from the...
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Flood barrier was installed in May, 1998. It is the last section of the Delta...
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The design of the park has not been changed since 1952.
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The whole park is created in minute detail on a scale of 1:25.
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Some decorative scenes near the exit.
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Madurodam
Going out. A visit to Madurodam is a treat.
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