Mini-Europe - Brussels, Belgium
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N 50° 51.695 E 004° 20.331
31U E 594224 N 5635286
Brussels is the capital of the European Community...and in this theme park there are miniature repesentative models from each of it's members.
Waymark Code: WMCV1V
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 10/13/2011
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This theme park is located near the famous Atomium...from the 1958 Expo held here in Brussels. No rides or games here, just a pleasant stroll visiting dozens of models of famous locations throughout the European Community. One sees models of the Eiffel Tower, the British Parliament, the canals of Amsterdam, St. Mark's Square in Venice and the Leaning Tower in Pisa, the Brandenbourg Gate in Berlin, a bullring in Sevilla, Spain, etc. This park is really aimed at adults and mature kids.
Cost is 13.5 Euros.
Wikipedia (
visit link) adds that the models are
"at a scale of 1:25. Roughly 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented. The park is renowned for the quality of its models, some of which cost as much as €350,000 to make (the Brussels Grand-Place). The park contains numerous live action models (train, mills, eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Airbus, cable cars, etc). A guide gives the details on all the monuments. At the end of the visit, the “Spirit of Europe” exhibition gives an interactive overview of the European Union in the form of multimedia games. The park is built on an area of 24,000 m². The initial investment was of €10 million in 1989, on its inauguration by Prince Philip of Belgium."