Gulliver's Gate: Miniaturists Lavish Big Love on Their Small World Recreations of Global Landmarks
<p>Hundreds or artists have gathered around the world to create the new architectural experience known as Gulliver's Gate.<br> </p>
Welcome to Gulliver's Gate, a global project involving hundreds of artist who have created unique miniature replicas of the world’s most famous landmarks. The exhibition opens today in New York City's Times Square. Aside from landmarks, be prepared to be mesmerized by the moving trains, planes, and crucial detail of the everyday civilians in each location. The exhibition includes scenes from New York City, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Russia, and Asia. Landmarks displayed include the Hoover Dam, the Parthenon, the Colosseum, the Pyramids, the Panama Canal, the Great Wall of China, and many more.
Visitors also will have the opportunity to participate in a full-body scanner and create miniature versions of themselves. Gulliver’s Gate is a $40-million-dollar project expected to draw well over one million annual visitors and will feature more than 300 built-to-scale models of scenes from around the universe, with hundreds of moving model trains and vehicles, ships that sail, and planes that take off and land.
Gulliver’s Gate is located at 216 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. Opening hours will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with last entry at 8:30 p.m.
For more information click here
In the photograph above an artist applies the finishing touches to New England before its offical release.
Predestrians stare into the distance in New York City.
A close up a miniature boat made in Rimini, Italy, by 10 model makers, that took 154 days to create.
A miniature capture of Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The piece was made in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by 15 model makers, and took 58 days to create.
A closer look at residencies in Rio, Brazil.
New York, made in Brooklyn, New York, by 16 model makers, took 358 days to create.
A man stands beside the Charging Bull on Wall Street in New York City.
Russia, made in Grand Maket, St. Petersburg Russia, by 26 model makers, took 158 days to create.
A miniature European speedboat charges through the ocean.
Asia, made in Beijing, China, by 29 model makers, took 178 days to create.
A miniature representation of Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
A miniature yellow taxi in New York City.
Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.