Miniaturk

Miniaturk
Miniaturk
	An overview of Miniaturk, 2012
Type	Miniature park
Location	Istanbul , Turkey
Area	60 000 m2
Opening	May 2, 2003
Visitors	5 million in 2015

Miniaturk ^[1] is a miniature park at the northeastern shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul , Turkey . It opened May 2, 2003. ^[2] It is one of the world's largest miniature parks, with a 15,000 m ² (160,000 sq ft) model area and total area of 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft). It contains 135 models, in 1:25 scale , ^[3] of structures from in and around Turkey, and interpretations of historic structures.

Of the park's total area, 40,000 m ² (430,000 sq ft) is open space; 3,500 m ² (38,000 sq ft) is covered; and 2,000 m ² (22,000 sq ft) contain pools and waterways. Its parking lot has a capacity of 300 vehicles.

60 of the park's structures are from Istanbul , 63 are from Anatolia , and 13 are from the Ottoman territories that today lie outside Turkey . ^[4] Also featured are historic structures like the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus , and the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (now Bodrum ). ^[5] Additional space is reserved for future models.

References [ edit ]

^ "Miniaturk Istanbul CCT Investments" . Retrieved 2021-01-10 .
^ "Our Member Parks: Miniaturk" . International Association of Miniature Parks. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09 . Retrieved 2012-04-30 .
^ Ergil, Leyla Yvonne (2020-10-22). "Fun fall activities during COVID-19: 5 ways to enjoy Istanbul outside" . Daily Sabah . Retrieved 2021-01-10 .
^ "About Us" . www.miniaturk.com.tr . Retrieved 2021-01-10 .
^ "Istanbul: Miniaturk" . Let's Go Istanbul . Retrieved 2012-04-30 .