Miniature Wonderland
Miniatur Wunderland in the Speicherstadt district of Hamburg
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Limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) |
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| Industry | Model railway |
| Founded | December 2000 |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
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Key people
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Frederik & Gerrit Braun, Stephan Hertz |
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Number of employees
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270 |
| Website | miniatur-wunderland |
Miniatur Wunderland (German for 'miniature wonderland') is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany, and the largest of its kind in the world. The railway is located in the historic Speicherstadt district of the city.
In October 2016 the railway consisted of 15,400 m (50,525 ft) of track in H0 scale, divided into nine sections: Harz, the fictitious city of Knuffingen, the Alps and Austria, Hamburg, America, Scandinavia, Switzerland, a replica of the Hamburg Airport and Italy. Of the 6,800 m2 (73,195 sq ft) of floorspace, the model takes 1,490 m2 (16,038 sq ft).
By 2020, the exhibit is expected to have reached its final construction phase, including at least a total of ten new sections in a model area of over 2,300 m2 (24,757 sq ft). The exhibit includes 1,300 trains made up of over 10,000 carriages, over 100,000 moving vehicles, ca. 500,000 lights, 130,000 trees, and 400,000 human figurines. Planning is also in progress for the construction of sections for France, England, Africa and Australia.
The construction of the first part started in December 2000 and the first three parts: Knuffingen, Central Hamburg and Austria, were completed in August 2001. The project was created by twin brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun.
In 2012 the Wunderland also completed a series of diorama representing social conditions and life in various periods of German history.
View of the Hamburg section
Ships sailing in real water in the Scandinavia layout
A football stadium based on Volksparkstadion
Las Vegas Strip night scene
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