Moscow In Miniature
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
This 1:500 scale model of the center section of Moscow was commissioned by Nikita Khrushchev in 1968; eighteen years later it was finished. It measures 144 square meters and is made from wood. There have been other, impressive models of the city which included more color and lighting but this particular example makes up for it with its sheer scale. The model is housed in Moscow’s town hall. Hit the jump for more pictures.
Mock-up of the center section of Moscow [moscowwalks.ru] : English Russia : Victor Professor
Categories: Russia, Sculpture, Communism, Art
Posted at 3:21 pm on April 22, 2008
5 Comments -
I’d play sim city with that.
Comment by Rob Beschizza — April 22, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
If you know what I mean
Comment by Kingfisher — April 22, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
I’d use that to re-enact the February Revolution.
In my pants.
Comment by CJ — April 23, 2008 @ 1:31 am
I would have to don a Mecha-Lenin costume and film myself destroying it.
Comment by Chris Glenn — April 24, 2008 @ 1:44 am
Sexually?
Comment by Kingfisher — April 24, 2008 @ 2:05 am