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Mini-Europe has reproductions of monuments in the European Union and other countries within the continent of Europe on display, at a scale of 1:25. Roughly 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented. [1] Mini-Europe receives 350,000 visitors per year [2] and has a turnover of €4 million. [3]
The miniature park was founded by Ivo Rambaldi, a plumber from Ravenna. [1] [4] After visiting Swissminiatur [], a miniature park near Lugano, Switzerland, [4] [6] in 1968, [1] Rambaldi was inspired to create an Italian counterpart; [1] [2] he documented his visit on film and began working on the park in his home garage with Sergio Fabbri, his brother-in-law and a modelmaker, and Paolo, his ...
Map of the European microstates Monaco. A European microstate or European ministate is a very small sovereign state in Europe.In modern usage, it typically refers to the six smallest states in Europe by area: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City (the Holy See). [1]
The track is often multi-gauged, to accommodate 5 in (127 mm), 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (64 mm) gauge locomotives. The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 89 mm )/ 5 in ( 127 mm ) gauge on raised track or as 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 184 mm )/ 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 260 ...
30 May – 4 June 793 11 120 12 2007 Monaco City Monaco: 4–9 June 1062: 12: 121 13 2009 Various [a] Cyprus: 1–6 June 843 9 120 14 2011 Various [b] Liechtenstein: 30 May – 4 June 9 750 9 113 15 2013 Luxembourg City Luxembourg: 27 May – 1 June 762 12: 120 Luxembourg (LUX) 16 2015 Reykjavík Iceland: 27 May – 1 June 789 11 120 Iceland ...
The Mini-Grad (Ukrainian: Міні-Град) is a Ukrainian improvised mobile multiple rocket launcher consisting of BM-21 Grad launch tubes mounted on a pickup truck. They have a number of extra features to improve survivability and accuracy at short ranges.
An E3 series mini-shinkansen train on the Akita Shinkansen in March 2014. Mini-shinkansen (ミニ新幹線) is the name given to the concept of converting 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway lines to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge for use by shinkansen train services in Japan.
The overall length is 104 cm, the gun only is 68.6 cm. The width (including ammunition case) is 44.4 cm. Sighting was usually by optical telescope. The Six-Pak consisted of the XM214, the power module, and the ammunition module consisted of two 500-round, factory packed, and disposable cassettes mounted to a holding rack.