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Miniaturk is also named as
the "Showcase of
Turkey", where you can
find many important
structures of
Turkey in small scales,
models of
architectural
masterpieces representing
the
Anatolian and
Ottoman civilizations.
Models of 105
historical and
architectural works, all
made in the scale of 1/25,
including the
Library of
Celsus at
Ephesus, the Malabadi
Bridge in
Diyarbakir, Grand
Mosque of
Bursa, the Tomb of
Mevlana in
Konya, Dome of the Rock
(Mescid-i Aksa),
the
Church of St. Antoine in
Istanbul, the
Ottoman galley,
Savarona (Ataturk's
boat), the
Underground Cistern
(Yerebatan), Stone houses of
Mardin, Fairy chimneys
of
Cappadocia,
Ataturk's Mausoleum in
Ankara,
Aspendos theater in
Antalya,
Hagia
Sophia and the
Maiden's Tower of
Istanbul, can all be
seen in one single place.
There is also a miniature
railway network, a motorway
with moving vehicles, an
airport with moving
airplanes, thousands of
human figures, and ships
sailing across the
Bosphorus. These dynamic
models make Miniaturk a
living park.
Built in 2003 on a
60,000-square-meter site in
the
Golden Horn, it is the
largest miniature city in
the world and has attracted
lots of interest and is
located opposite the Pierre
Loti
Coffee House in
Eyup district, a
favorite with
tourists.
Open daily between
09:00-17:00
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