Replicas of the White House
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White House replica in Atlanta, Georgia
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Replicas of the White House are reproductions of the home of the president of the United States, the White House. Notable examples include:
- Decatur, Georgia: A 16,500-square-foot (1,530 m2) model exists. It was built in 2001 by Atlanta home builder Fred Milani, an American citizen born in Iran.[1][2][3][4]
- McLean, Virginia: Not far from the actual White House, an anonymous refugee engineer from Vietnam built a 12,020-square-foot (1,117 m2) White House replica as a tribute to his new country. In 2011 he put it up for sale after his two children moved out, citing empty nest syndrome.[5]
- Hangzhou, China: A replica of the White House has been built near Hangzhou, China.[6][7]
- Erbil, Iraq: A replica of the White House has been built in the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[8][9][10]
- Clermont, Florida: A 1/12" scale replica of the White House resides at the Presidents Hall of Fame, one of Florida's oldest remaining original roadside attractions (House of Presidents).[11]
- Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida: Two replicas of the White House are built in Lego bricks and in the Miniland section of Legoland California and Legoland Florida.[12][13]
- Klagenfurt, Austria: Replica at the Minimundus miniature park.[14]
- Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: The "Top Secret" attraction is a replica of the White House built upside down. The entrance is located in the basement and inside there are replicas of the White House furnitures, the U.S. Constitution, etc.[15]
- Chornomyn Palace in Chornomyn village, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine: building is a former landowner's palace, nowadays local school is situated in its walls.
- Springfield, Illinois: A 7/8 replica of the south portico of the White House is a prominent part of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.[16] Visitors can enter the replica to see exhibits concerning Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
White House scale model at Minimundus, Klagenfurt, Austria
"Top Secret" (2002), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
References[]
- ^ Brown, Robbie (January 8, 2009). "In hard times, White House replica goes up for sale". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ "Replica White House on the market". The Hindu. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "The White Houses". GoogleSightseeing.com. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ Atlanta White House, AtlantaTimeMachine.com, Retrieved October 7, 2009
- ^ The White House is for sale! $4.65 M! CHEAP!
- ^ China's Copycat Cities
- ^ "White House" Replica
- ^ "Iraq Gets Its Own White House | 3rd Block | NBC News - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Kurd builds $20 mln White House replica in Erbil". Al Arabiya English. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ Bertrand, Natasha. "A Tycoon In Iraq Is Building A $20 Million Replica Of The White House Miles From ISIS Strongholds". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "thePresidentsHallofFame.com". the Presidents Hall of Fame.
- ^ Legoland California's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
- ^ Legoland Florida's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
- ^ Minimundus map Archived February 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed on line Oct. 8, 2015.
- ^ Vanderwilt, Dirk (2008). Wisconsin Dells. Channel Lake, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-9792043-9-5.
- ^ Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
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