WonderWorks Neuschwanstein model shot at AiinsWorld in Korea and the photo
modified to look like a vintage postcard. Our attention to detail makes it
difficult to determine if this is a model or the real item!
The miniature (model) buildings on this page are all built to a common scale of 1:24 for a theme park called Aiinsworld, Miniland, south of Seoul in South Korea. It seems like a misnomer to refer to these as miniatures because, at this scale, the Eiffel Tower is 55 feet tall! In all, there were 109 buildings replicated. We designed the park to allow visitors sight lines which make the buildings appear large and full-sized as in Foreground Miniature (Forced Perspective) Photography. The architecture was also laid out to avoid seeing other guests and to incorporate the real skyline behind in an effects process we refer to as "Foreground Miniatures". This is a technique common to film, concerts and stagecraft . WonderWorks worked hand in glove with Korean Designers, Artisans, Technicians and Engineers in their creation of a world class themed park both in South Korea and their subsidiary in New York.
WonderWorks inc™ key personnel were chosen as Visual Effects designers for this project because of their experience in making miniatures look real on film and to the eye. EMMY AWARD winning Special Effects Director, Brick Price, and Eamonn Price, have years of Award winning experience in creating visual illusions for film, theater and theme parks that helped make this look the way it does. We will be adding more pictures of this wonderful park in the future. Please visit Aiinsworld's web site for a tour and to purchase books on these fabulous miniature buildings that are a tribute to architecture as art.
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It is nearly impossible to judge the
scales of WonderWorks Miniatures
without a human scale reference.
This is St. Peter's Basilica as a
local technician aids in
construction. PICT0015
Eamonn Price adding detail to a
Russian Miniature Building in 1:24
scale. MVC-247L
Miniature Buildings 1:24 scale -
NewYork Skyline with a tribute to
the World Trade Center
Chambord
Miniature Building 1:24 scale
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Neuschwanstein at Aiinsworld
Miniature Building
Miniature Leaning Tower Building
1:24 scale
Miniature Eiffel Tower 55 feet tall!
Statue of Liberty 1:24 IMG_5429
Miniature effects abound
throughout the park. No other
such park in the world has
featured realistic effects such as
these.
Miniature Buildings 1:24 scale of
New York skyline. The Trade
Center model was started prior to
the attacks of 9/11. It was
decided to finish them as a
tribute to those who died.
WTC being installed. Massive
steel spines were created and each
10' section of the building center
hung from cables and stabilized
by the structure.
WonderWorks is featured
throughout the Web site and in
literature describing Miniland
Korea
The Arche De Triomphe required
that skilled artisans replicate fine
art sculpture - 010F
Many of the buildings had to have
exacting replicas of real art as
done by the masters. Some
examples appear here.
Trafalgar Square Sculpture - 008X
Colisuem Miniature Bldg In Seoul -
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Trafalgar Square sculpture at
WonderWorks main facility - 008X
Trafalgar Square on roller frame
ready for transport to site. - 002X
Red Square Miniature Buildings
1:24 scale
Sagrada Familia under
construction at WonderWorks Main
Shop - 004X
Miniature pyramid at night with
scaled lighting effects
Miniature Korean Building In Fog
This scale of model is perfect for
viewing and to replicate detail.
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Miniature Building In Seoul At
Night
Closeup of Sculptural detail 1:24
scale DSC_2730
Sphinx prior to detail and
shipping. MVC-006X
The Petronas Towers required
true engineering as would a real
building. This model alone is the
height of a real 6 story building.
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Miniature Skyline with an eclectic
blend of cultures.
The skyline at night with
miniature lighting.
Neuschwanstein Castle under
construction at WonderWorks.
Neuschwanstein under
construction at our Sherman Way
facility in 1:24 scale. Bl3-500-1
WonderWorks
NeuschwansteinCastle
Chambord Miniature Bldgs In Seoul
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Chambord Miniature Bldgs
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Miniature Building 1:24 scale
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Vatican City
The Taj Mahal 011 Aiinsworld
Miniature Building
Paris Opera House Miniature
Miniature Building 1:24 scale
Acropolis
Chambord Miniature Bldg In Seoul
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Aiinsworld Miniature Building
WonderWorks was proudly
featured in literature about the
park's design and development.
Eiffel Tower at Aiinsworld
The Eiffel Tower seems to change
with the seasons and time of day.
The structure is all welded and
hand formed steel.
004 Aiinsworld Miniature Building
Petra miniature in 1:24 scale had
to carved completely by hand
relying on dozens of photos.
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Petra under construction.
Petra from the inside out.
Cathedral - 007 Aiinsworld
Miniature Building
Replica of St. Peter's Basilica at
Vatican City in Rome - Miniature
The Capitol Building even includes
etched metal railings and interior
detail of the Oval Room.- 013
Aiinsworld
The Coliseum as it once looked but
in miniature.
Hundreds of varieties, and
thousands of real miniature trees
and bushes were grown an
acclimated to the climate in
Seoul. Essential to a realistic
display and experience.
Nearly every exhibit has an effect
if not several. For instance, the
clocks are all functional and set at
Atomic time for their respective
time zones.
The Arche De Triomphe required
more real estate to properly
display the model.
Buildings unique to the culture
were created as a contrast to
architecture from other parts of
the world.
A Piece of Fiction based on
written accounts. The Colossus of
Rhodes. 029 Aiinsworld Miniature
Aiinsworld Entrance Building
KBS GLOBAL - An article about
Aiinsworld Miniature Buildings
DYNAMIC-KOREA.COM
joongangdaily.joins.com is one of
many such publications to print
favorable reviews of the park.
Miniature Buildings for use in Museums, Film
Industry, Entertainment & Education for More
than 40 Years!
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modified to look like a vintage postcard. Our attention to detail makes it
difficult to determine if this is a model or the real item!