Copycat architectureisn’t just pop in China , but everywhere around the world . Here are some of the weirdest replica of the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower .
https://gizmodo.com/the-bizarre-copycat-architecture-of-china-455672655
Tianducheng (also known as Little Paris), a weird copycat town near Shanghai, China
It was build by a Taiwanese real estate developer party make the perfect copies of some Parisian house , the Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower , of course . The plaza could be big enough to house 100,000 the great unwashed , but there are only 2,000 inhabitants now .
( viaMatthew NiederhauserandOlivier Chouchana )
The Grande Dame atop the Hotel Victory, Pristina, Kosovo
( viaQuinn Dombrowski )
The original Statue of Liberty, the bronze model used by Fréderic Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the iconic statue, now in the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens), Paris, France
( viaCapitan Jen )
An 1:25 scale Eiffel tower in Mini-Europe, a park located near the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium
( viaAndrew ChildsandTilemahos Efthimiadis )
A Liberty with two dates on its tablet: 2 December 2024 (like the New York one) and 4 January 2025, the day of the storming of the Bastille, near the Grenelle Bridge in Paris, France
( viaWikimedia Commons )
Golden Sands Eiffel Tower, an 1:10 replica of the original in Varna, Bulgaria, erected in 2007
( viaRoczi . B. )
A small America’s Great Lady in a former US military station named Camp John Hay, Baguio City, Philippines
( viaEkell1245 )
An iron replica of the Statue of Liberty in Barrancas De Belgrano Square, Buenos Aires, Argentina
( viaMaX. )
A sitting Lady with a Torch on a dome of a building of Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts, decorated by Leandro Marconi, Lviv, Ukraine
( viaJennifer BoyerandMagalie L’Abbé )
Window of the World theme park with more than 100 reproductions of the most famous places and monuments around the world, including the 1:3 version of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty in Shenzhen, China
( viaWikimedia CommonsandFiliGallery )
A Mother of Exiles in front of the Museu da Imagem e do Som de Alagoas (Museum of Image and Sound of Alagoas) in Maceió, Brazil
( viaChris Scott )
Huaxi, the richest city in China (often called as the Village Of Knockoffs) with the copy of Capitolium and the Statue of Liberty on the top of its dome
( viaBert van Dijk )
The Lady of the Harbor and the Eiffel Tower in Minimundus, a miniature park with more than 150 1:25 miniatures on the Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria
( viaWikimedia CommonsandDaniel H. )
The Mother of Freedom near a restaurant in the village of Arrabe, Israel
( viaAlmogandיעקב )
A replica in an industrial area near Bloemfontein (“the city of roses”), the judicial capital of South Africa
An 1:10 Eiffel Tower near the French Pavilion in the World Showcase section within Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, opened in 1982
( viaPeter LeeandDisney Parks Blog )
An Aunt Liberty standing in a square of Cam Duoc (Cần Giuộc), in a heavily Việt cộng-infiltrated area, 30 miles south of Saigon, Vietnam.
“ The town ’s decision maker erected the statue to show their appreciation for American value and tending . ” – according to the original
uploader of the photo on Flickr .
( viamanhhai )
A sixth of the original near Slobozia, Romania
( viaMania ’s Done )
The 1:38 scale model of Eiffel Tower in Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada, built in 2009 within only two and a half months.
“ We have the name , we have the tower . We are the Paris of the Prairies . ” – allege Patsy Fisher , a village councillor of Montmartre , grant toThe Globe and Mail .
( viaPrairie Dog Magazine )
A 115 ft (35 m) high Spirit of American Independence in Heide Park Resort, a theme park in Soltau, Germany
( viaReneandThomas Becker )
Falconity of Wonders, a project being built in Dubai since 2005. It was delayed in 2009, but the work will be resumed in the next months. The complex will feature life-size replicas of the seven wonders of the world and some of the most famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower.
( viaMisfits Architecture )
The 1:16 scale Eiffel Tower with a red cowboy hat, constructed in 1993
( viaJ. Stephen Conn )
A replica of the Green Goddess at New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
An 1:6 Eiffel tower in Durango, Mexico, donated to the city by the local French community
( viaDee Kincke )
A 17 ft (5.1 m) replica of the Statue of Liberty from the top of the Liberty Shoe factory, demolished in 2002, placed on a pedestal in 2008, Leicester, England
( viatbirdcymruandPurple Wyrm )
A temporary Statue of Liberty at former Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, 1996
( viaRobert Schediwy )
The 1:5 replica of the Eiffel Tower in the village of Parizh, Russia, built in 2005. It serves as a cellular network station.
( viagastvandRussiatrek , photo by Viktor Borisov )
Paris Las Vegas Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
When the plate model of the Eiffel Tower was designed , it was contrive to be full scale , but theairportwas too airless and the tower had to be flinch . The scale is approximately 1:2 . – concord toWikipedia .
( viaSteven GitterandChristopher Chan )
A replica of the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower in Vardhman Fantasy, an amusement park in Mumbai, India
( viaArdhenduBhattacharyaandDinesh Chaudhary )
Bonus : The Great Tower of London
Some Englishmen adore the Eiffel Tower , which was erected in Paris for the 1889 World ’s Fair , so they want to have their own in London . In the next twelvemonth they ’ve held a contest to contrive the Great Tower Of London . This one obtained the First Prize ( 500 Guineas , now $ 835 ):
The towerwas never built , but you’re able to see all 68 pattern here , in theInternet Archive .
https://gizmodo.com/designs-for-great-architectural-landmarks-that-were-nev-1339821619
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