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This isn’t tilt shift photography<\/a>. It’s the\u00a0real, to-scale deal.<\/p>\n

Beijing<\/h2>\n

\"from<\/a>\"model<\/a>Photos: imgur<\/a>, Stuck in Customs\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall is where you’ll find this massive diorama of\u00a0the Beijing metropolitan area. It took 150 workers one year to complete\u00a0the\u00a01:750 scale model.<\/p>\n

Ancient Rome<\/h2>\n

\"model<\/a>\"ancient<\/a>Photos:\u00a0imgur<\/a>,\u00a0Bushtick\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The diminutive\u00a0despot Benito Mussolini commissioned this 1:240 scale model of Rome as it appeared in the time of Constantine. It is on display at the\u00a0Museum of Roman Civilization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

London x2<\/h2>\n

\"pipers<\/a>\"London<\/a>Photo: LondonUnveiled<\/a>,\u00a0IanVisits\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The images above\u00a0show two\u00a0different models of London from the same model-making company, Pipers<\/a>. The top image is a 39-foot long\u00a01:1500 scale of the city and features new and proposed buildings. It’s on display at the NLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New York<\/h2>\n

\"New<\/a>\"new<\/a>\"IMG_4840\"<\/a>\"new<\/a>Photos: Travily<\/a>, Peter Dutton\/Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0Stephen Dettling\/Flick<\/a>r,\u00a0Chris Devers\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Originally built as an exhibit for the 1964 World\u2019s Fair, the Panorama of New York\u00a0City\u00a0at Queens Museum<\/a> is a 9,335-square-foot model comprised of\u00a0over 895,000 individual structures.\u00a0It required a team of more than 100 workers to build and cost $672,662.69 (adjusted for inflation that’s the equivalent of approximately $5.15 million today). It’s last major update was in 1992.<\/p>\n

Sydney<\/h2>\n

\"sydney<\/a>\"Sydney<\/a>Photos: Customs House<\/a>,\u00a0Mondayne\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

It took 15 model makers\u00a0three months to construct this\u00a01:500 model of Sydney, Australia’s Central Business District. The structure weighs a metric ton and is on display beneath a\u00a0glass floor\u00a0in the\u00a0lobby of\u00a0Sydney’s Customs House. You can take a\u00a0virtual tour\u00a0of the model\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chicago<\/h2>\n

\"Chicago<\/a>\"Bungalow<\/a>Photos:\u00a0Sarah A.\/Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0reallyboring\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s Museum of Science and Industry<\/a> is home to this sprawling 3,500-square-foot remake\u00a0of the Windy City.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas<\/h2>\n

\"las<\/a>\"Las<\/a>Photos: TheStandbyJetSetter<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0skabat169\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Hamburg, Germany\u2019s 12,378-square-foot Miniatur Wonderland is the largest model railway in the world. Built by twins\u00a0Gerrit and Frederik Braun, it features sections that recreate European cities as well as metros in the\u00a0United States\u00a0— including Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Shanghai<\/h2>\n

\"Even<\/a>\"Shanghai<\/a>\"Shanghai<\/a>\"Shanghai<\/a>Photos: Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0beelaineo\/Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0David Baggins\/Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0Nelson Wu\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The centerpiece of the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is a giant 1:500 scale model of the city.\u00a0It spans a mind-blowing 5,200 square feet.<\/p>\n

Paris<\/h2>\n

\"Paris<\/a>\"Paris<\/a>Photos: Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Private citizen Gerard Brion spent 15 years and logged more than 20,000 hours hand-crafting a miniature version of Paris in his garden using recycled materials such as soup cans and baby food jars. The result is a 1:130 scale model that attracts 150,000 visitors a year.<\/p>\n

Moscow<\/h2>\n

\"moscow<\/a>\"moscow<\/a>Photos: Makzer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This 1:500 scale model of\u00a0central Moscow is on display at the\u00a0Dom Na Breskoy Center for Architecture and Construction.\u00a0The structure took 18 years to build (1968 – 1986)\u00a0and measures\u00a01,550-square-feet. Since 1992 it has occasionally been updated by Dom Na Breskoy himself. More images and info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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