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Miniatürk is a miniature park situated at the north-eastern shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It was opened May 2, 2003. Miniatürk covers a total area of 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft). It is one of the world’s largest miniature parks with its 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) model area. Miniatürk has 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft) of open space, 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) of covered area, 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft) of pools and waterways, and a parking lot with a capacity of 500 vehicles.
The park contains 122 models done in 1/25th scale. 58 of the structures are from Istanbul, 52 are from Anatolia, and 12 are from the Ottoman territories that today lie outside of Turkey. Also featured are historic structures like the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (now Bodrum). Additional space is reserved for potential future models.
“Miniaturk Contains 122 Models Done in 1/25th Scale.”
Miniatürk, the miniature Turkey museum is one of the best things to to in Istanbul especially for the kids and families. The Miniaturk Museum hosts the miniature forms of the greatest monuments of Turkey. Located at the Golden Horn region of Istanbul, a visit to the Miniaturk Museum is a must.
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Istanbul Travel Guide
- Bosphorus, Istanbul
- Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora
- Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
- Etz Ahayim Synagogue
- Galata Tower, Istanbul
- Golden Horn
- Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- Hippodrome, Istanbul
- Istanbul Archaeology Museum
- Istanbul Jewish Cemetery
- Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul
- Spice Bazaar, Istanbul
- Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul
- Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
- Underground Cistern, Istanbul
- Zulfaris Synagogue
- Beylerbeyi Palace
- Rumelihisari (Fortress)
- Camlica Hill
- Bosphorus Bridge
- Istanbul Mosaic Museum
- Church of the Holy Apostles
- Eyup Mosque and Mausoleum
- Beyazit Camii
- Fatih Camii
- Fethiye Camii “Pammakaristos Church”
- Hagia Eirene
- Orthodox Patriarchate and Cathedral
- Sts Sergius and Bacchus
- Yeni Camii
- Zeyrek Camii “Church of the Pantocrator”
- Prince’s Islands
- Mosque of Rustem Pasha
- Galata Bridge
- Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
- Miniatürk
- Istanbul Modern Museum
- Galata Mevlevihanesi
- Pierre Loti
- Istanbul, Turkish Baths
- Walk through Istiklal Street
- Tunnel
- Military Museum
- Port of Istanbul
- City Walls of Istanbul
- Maiden’s Tower
- Harem
- Tofre Begadim Synagogue
- Yıldız Park
- Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
- Ahrida (Ohrid) Synagogue, Istanbul
- Ashkenazi Synagogue, Istanbul
- Balat, Istanbul
- Blue Mosque, Istanbul
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Is quite far from Sultanahmet area, where we stayed but we were happy to go there. There is an audio guide in different languages next to each building, you just need to swipe the barcodes on your ticket.
it is a place that you can find most of the famous places in turkey on it but with small size . there is some toys for kids if they want to play there. if you haven't enough time to see all Istanbul you can go there and see them in small size
A must see if you visit Istanbul. You can see all other places and building all over Turkey in miniature version in this place. After visiting this place we realized that theres many more to see in Turkey and decided to visit again next year.
One more thing, children will love this place as well.
great learning value. İntroduction to all historical places in Turkey. Can listen to details in your own language. Must go before visiting anything else.
plus the kids love it..
If you have little time in İstanbul or Turkey, try this open air museum which is on Golden Horn. Historic buildings from all over Turkey giving you a sense of the past, information on four languages,huge gift shop,can take an hour.
You can reach Miniaturk either by taxi or take a bus to Miniaturk station . You see buildings 25 smaller than they are .There is a restaurant to have a meal with reasonable prices.
A very nice place where you can see all sightseeings all around Turkey in one place. There are many cafeterias and restaurants. You can take a photo wearling the cloth of Sultan/ Sultana. The place is sourrounded by multicolor houses that give more beauty to what you will see inside.
This one is a must visit, but unfortunately most of the touristic guides will not talk about it. I think one should visit this first, as it gives a quick glimpse of all the great things you can do and choose from this. It has amazing details of the various historical monuments and backgrounds.
A must visit. All the miniature models of the monuments of Turkey can be found here. You can travel all of turkey in an hour!
We visited Miniaturk as a part of our 4 day trip to Istanbul.It's a lovely place and kids would enjoy this place. Perfectly designed minitaures of almost all the monuments in Turkey. Go for it !