Replicas of the White House
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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, but has put it up for sale due to empty nest syndrome.[5]
- Hangzhou, China: A replica of the White House has been built near Hangzhou, China.[6][7]
- Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida: 2 replicas of the White House are built in Lego bricks and in the Miniland section of Legoland California and Legoland Florida.[8][9]
- Klagenfurt, Austria: Replica at the Minimundus miniature park.[10]
- Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, The White House is upside down and thus the name of the attraction is Top Secret. The entrance is located in the basement and inside there are replicas of the White House furnitures, the U.S. Constitution, the floor, they are all upside down. The attraction was opened in 2002.
References
- ^ Brown, Robbie (January 8, 2009). "In hard times, White House replica goes up for sale". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Replica White House on the market". The Hindu. January 10, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The White Houses". GoogleSightseeing.com. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Atlanta White House, AtlantaTimeMachine.com, Retrieved October 7, 2009
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- ^ Legoland California's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
- ^ Legoland Florida's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site]
- ^ Minimundus map, accessed on line Oct. 8, 2015.