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{{Short description|Miniature park in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria}}
[[File:Minimundus116.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35||Model of St. Stephen's Cathedral]]
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The '''Minimundus''' is a [[miniature park]] on the [[Wörthersee]] at [[Klagenfurt]] in [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], [[Austria]]. It displays over 150 miniature models of architecture from around the world, built at a ratio of 1:25.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news | url= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB106452748475433700.html | title=It's a Small World, After All; Some Want It Even Smaller | publisher=''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' | date=Sep 26, 2003 | accessdate=Oct 7, 2009 | first=Daniel | last=Michaels}}</ref>▼
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| location = [[Klagenfurt]], [[Carinthia]]
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| owner = Minimundus GmbH
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| opening_date = {{Start date|df=y|1958}}
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| previous_names = Minieurop
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▲The '''Minimundus''' is a [[miniature park]] on the [[Wörthersee]] atin [[Klagenfurt]] in [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], [[Austria]]. It displays over 150 miniature models of architecture from around the world, built at a ratio of 1:25.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news | url= httphttps://onlinewww.wsj.com/articlearticles/SB106452748475433700.html | title=It's a Small World, After All; Some Want It Even Smaller | publishernewspaper=''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' | date=Sep 26, 2003 | accessdate=Oct 7, 2009 | first=Daniel | last=Michaels}}</ref>
 
==History==
Since its opening in 1958, more than 15 million visitors have visited the 26,000 square meters park. The proceeds benefit the children's help organization ''Rettet das Kind'' ("Save the Child"), which owns the park.
 
==Models==
A small selection of the models:
 
* [[St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna|St. Stephen's Cathedral]]
* [[Statue of Liberty]]
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* [[White House]]
* [[Taj Mahal]]
* [[Baiturrahman Grand Mosque]]
* [[Castillo de Coca]]
* [[Atomium]]
* Many [[train]]s of [[Europe]]
* The [[Space Shuttle]] and its launch pad
Most of the models are transportable and are moved to other areas during off-season winter.
 
In 2005, a second park was opened in [[Meckenbeuren]], [[Germany]] near [[Lake Constance]].
 
== See also ==
* [[Madurodam]]
* [[Mini-Europe]]
* [[Window of the World]]
 
==Gallery==
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File:Minimundus132.jpg|Toronto CN Tower model
File:Minimundus42.jpg|Great Wall of China model
File:Minimundus52Süleymaniye Mosque in Minimundus.jpg|Suleiman Moschee model
File:Minumundus31Sydney Opera, Australia, in Austria.jpg|Sydney Opera House model
File:Minimundus86.jpg|Cathedral and Leaning Tower at Pisa model
File:Minimundus107.jpg|Bang Pa In model
File:Sophienkathedrale Miniatur.JPG|Saint Sophia's Cathedral model
</gallery>
 
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* [http://www.minimundus.at/ Minimundus website]
* [http://www.minimundus-bodensee.de/ Minimundus Germany]
 
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[[Category:1958 establishments in Austria]]
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[[Category:Klagenfurt]]
[[Category:Amusement parks in Austria]]
[[Category:VisitorTourist attractions in Carinthia (state)]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Carinthia (state)]]
[[Category:Amusement parks opened in 1958]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in Austria]]
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