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A $40 million mini megacity with landmarks from 50 countries is on display in Times Square
Times Square is putting on a 49,000-square-foot exhibit that features miniature replicas of landmarks from 50 countries.
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A group of artists have created a new 49,000-square-foot exhibit of 300 miniature scenes of landmarks and towns from 50 countries around the world.
Called Gulliver's Gate, the exhibit features everything from a tiny replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to one of the Beatles strutting across Abbey Road. The permanent, $40 million exhibit opened on April 6.
Check it out below.
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The Gulliver's Gate exhibit is located in Times Square in New York City.
Here's a miniature replica of the billboard-filled plaza itself:
Gulliver's Gate features replicas of sites from 50 countries around the world.
Most elements are at a 1:87 scale. That means a replica of a six-foot-tall person would measure just under an inch.
Gulliver's Gate features plenty of famous landmarks, including St. Basil's Cathedral ...
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... the Great Pyramid of Giza ...
... the Brooklyn Bridge ...
... and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
It also includes all types of landscapes, from a beach in Italy ...
... to a neighborhood in Prague.
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There are plenty of imaginary and humorous scenes, too ...
... and even four small Beatles walking across Abbey Road.
In total, there are 10,000 cars and 1,000 trains, many of which zip down roads and tracks. The longest track stretches 475 feet.
Eiran Gazit, an artist and retired major from the Israeli military, led the project. Over 100 artists helped him make everything.
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The exhibit's name references Jonathan Swift’s "Gulliver's Travels," an 18th century story that chronicles the adventures of a ship's surgeon.
The character Gulliver "discovered his expectations challenged and his sense of wonder expanded. It is our goal to do the same for the 21st century, with an immersive display that utilizes the latest interactive technology to make the experience of an intricate and tiny world even more rich and engaging," the artists wrote in a statement.
Entry into the exhibit costs between $25 to $36. Visitors can also pay an additional $44 fee to get scanned and have a 3D replica of themselves in the miniature world.
Gulliver's Gate is located at 216 West 44th Street, New York, NY. Entry goes from 9 am to 10 pm daily.
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