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{{Short description|Miniature park in Brussels, Belgium}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
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{{Infobox amusement park
| name            = Mini-Europe
| image           = [[File:Mini-Europe logo.svg|200px]]<br />[[File:Laeken Mini Europe viewed from Atomium 3.jpg|250px]]
| caption         = Mini-Europe viewed from the [[Atomium]]
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| location        = {{lang|fr|Avenue du Football|italic=no}} / {{lang|nl|Voetballaan|italic=no}} 1
| location2       = 1020 [[Laeken]], [[City of Brussels]], Brussels-Capital Region
| location3       = Belgium
| coordinates     = {{coord|50.894|N|4.339|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
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| homepage        = {{Official website|www.minieurope.eu}}
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| opening_date    = {{Start date|1989}}
| closing_date    = 
| previous_names  = 
| season          = March–October
| visitors        = 
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| rides           = 
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| slogan          = 
| status          = Operating
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}}

'''Mini-Europe''' is a [[miniature park]] located in the Bruparck entertainment park, at the foot of the [[Atomium]], in [[Brussels]], Belgium. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.minieurope.com/en/the-park/description/|title=Description - Mini-Europe|work=Mini-Europe|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Mini-Europe receives 350,000 visitors per year<ref>{{cite web |title=Mini-Europe |url=https://www.introducingbrussels.com/mini-europe#:~:text=The%20park%20receives%20350%2C000%20visitors%20that%20explore%20the%20miniatures%20recognising%20the%20various%20landmarks%20each%20year. |website=Introducing Brussels |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> and has a turnover of €4 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Financial data of Mini - Europe |url=https://www.companyweb.be/company/0429551335/free-pub/20039206 |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=www.companyweb.be}}</ref>

Mini-Europe is the brainchild of Johannes A. Lorijn, who founded similar miniature parks in Austria and Spain.<ref name="EW">{{Cite web |last=Wiersma |first=Jelte |date=2015-05-11 |title=Brussel verliest weer een pareltje: Mini-Europe moet dicht |url=https://www.ewmagazine.nl/buitenland/article/2015/05/brussel-verliest-weer-een-pareltje-mini-europe-moet-dicht-1760089W/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=EWmagazine.nl |language=nl}}</ref> The park contains live action models such as trains, mills, an erupting [[Mount Vesuvius]], and cable cars. A guide gives the details on all the monuments. At the end of the visit, the ''Spirit of Europe'' exhibition gives an interactive overview of the EU in the form of multimedia games.<ref name="flyer" />

The park is built on an area of {{convert|24,000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=1}}. The initial investment was of 50 million [[Belgian franc]]s in 1989,<ref name="Le Soir">{{Cite web |date=1989-04-07 |title=Le tour d'Europe en 80 minutes |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-19890407-W3QM1W |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Le Soir |language=fr}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1|This amount is roughly equivalent to €{{Inflation|BE|5.5|1989}} million in {{Inflation/year|BE}} when taking into account [[inflation]].}} on its inauguration by then-Prince [[Philippe of Belgium]].<ref name="presskit" />

==History==

===Inception, opening and growth===
[[File:Brussels 2005-04 - Atomium (4887785380).jpg|thumb|Mini-Europe in 2005, with the [[Atomium]] under renovation]]

The original idea for the park originated from the Dutch businessman Johannes A. Lorijn who, in 1986, came up with the idea of creating a miniature park on the [[Heysel Plateau|Heysel/Heizel]] site in Brussels. After his association with the ''Société régionale d'Investissement bruxelloise'', which took a stake in the miniature park, he withdrew from the project following bad business fortunes. The park having already been sketched out and the models ordered, the ''Société'' approached the Walibi group, headed by Eddy Meeùs, about becoming a joint shareholder by taking over the designer's shares. In June 1988, Walibi's directors bought the business.<ref name="Meeùs">Eddy Meeùs, ''Hors des sentiers battus : Du Kivu à Walibi'', Beersel, Éditions Clepsydre, September 2002, D/2002/8166/2 éd., 349 p. (ISBN 2-930304-07-3).</ref><ref name="EW" />

The revised plan consisted of a new park section at [[Walibi Belgium]] in [[Wavre]], but that idea proved too large for the amusement park, so a search was made for a location where it could open as a separate park. Mini-Europe was eventually built on the old site of the Meli Heysel/Heizel amusement park, a branch of the [[West Flanders]]-based [[Meli Park]], which had closed in 1986.<ref name="Meeùs" /> The initial investment was of 50 million [[Belgian franc]]s.<ref name="Le Soir" />{{efn|name=fn1}} Mini-Europe opened in 1989 as part of Brussels' Bruparck entertainment park, which also housed a branch of the [[Kinepolis Brussels|Kinepolis]] cinema chain and the Océade tropical water park, which closed in 2018. Then-Prince [[Philippe of Belgium]] inaugurated the site on 1 June 1989 with Thierry Meeùs at the helm.<ref name="EW" />

Mini-Europe proved less profitable than the theme parks owned by the Meeùs family. The turnover was between 100 million and 120 million Belgian francs in the first few years.{{efn|name=fn2|Equivalent to €{{Inflation|BE|1.5|1995}} million and €{{Inflation|BE|2|1995}} million in {{Inflation/year|BE}} when taking into account inflation.}} The [[El Escorial|Escurial Monastery]], the [[Palace of Westminster]], the [[Nyhavn]] in [[Copenhagen]], the [[Grand-Place|Grand-Place/Grote Markt]], the [[Arc de Triomphe]], the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]], the [[Parthenon]] and the [[Brandenburg Gate]] were among the first models visible to visitors.<ref name="Meeùs" /> Mini-Europe welcomed 300,000 visitors in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-04-28 |title=La Belgique, une terre de parcs d'attractions |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/la-belgique-une-terre-de-parcs-d-attractions_t-19990428-Z0GPFN.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Le Soir |language=fr}}</ref> With 350,000 visitors in 2012 and €4 million in turnover, Mini-Europe has become one of Brussels' leading attractions. In 2018, 390,000 admissions were recorded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=À 30 ans, Mini-Europe bat son record de visites |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/a-30-ans-mini-europe-bat-son-record-de-visites-10216882 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref>

===''Neo'' Project and potential closure===
Mini-Europe and Océade were threatened by the ''NEO'' project at the Heysel—a large shopping, residential and office project—and were originally due to close their doors at the end of 2013. This deadline was extended for a first time until the end of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-05 |title=Mini-Europa en Océade sluiten definitief de deuren |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130305_00492319 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=De Standaard |language=nl-BE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-14 |title=Mini-Europa en Océade mogen toch op Heizel blijven |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130614_00623157 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=De Standaard |language=nl-BE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NWS |first=VRT |date=2013-06-25 |title=Mini-Europa en Océade tot eind 2016 op de Heizel |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2013/06/25/mini-europa_en_oceadetoteind2016opdeheizel-1-1662066/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> Océade ultimately closed in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NWS |first=VRT |date=2016-12-08 |title=Mini-Europa blijft op de Heizel |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2016/12/08/mini-europa_blijftopdeheizel-1-2838790/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> Mini-Europe appeared to have an approved demolition permit in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sloopvergunning voor Mini-Europa is binnen |url=https://www.bruzz.be/actua/sloopvergunning-voor-mini-europa-binnen-2019-11-09 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.bruzz.be |language=nl}}</ref> The 2020 season, marked by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium]], was initially announced as the park's last.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-17 |title=Mini-Europe va fermer ses portes à la fin de l'année |url=https://www.lesoir.be/325654/article/2020-09-17/mini-europe-va-fermer-ses-portes-la-fin-de-lannee |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Le Soir |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Belga |first=La Libre Eco avec |date=2024-03-09 |title=Mini-Europe vise un redémarrage |url=https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2020/09/29/mini-europe-vise-un-redemarrage-C34LSYQNC5EBJH4ULIPCCCAQYM/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=La Libre.be |language=fr}}</ref> Finally, an agreement was reached at the beginning of 2021 to extend operations until the arrival of ''NEO'' and to guarantee Mini-Europe's inclusion in ''NEO''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definitief: Mini-Europa blijft dan toch in Brussel |url=https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/definitief-mini-europa-blijft-dan-toch-brussel-2021-01-06 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.bruzz.be |language=nl}}</ref>

==Exhibits==

===Building the monuments===
[[File:View of site from Atomium.JPG|thumb|Part of the site, viewed from the Atomium]]

The monuments exposed are selected for the quality of their architecture or their [[Culture of Europe|European symbolism]]. Numbering 165, the designers and model makers are Belgian, British, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.<ref name="Le Soir" /> Most of the monuments were made using moulds. The pieces are constructed from a variety of materials, then copied by [[silicone]] moulding. The final copy used to be cast from [[epoxy]] resin, but nowadays [[polyester]] is used.<ref name="presskit">{{cite web |title=Press Kit 2020 |url=https://www.minieurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EN_Press-kit-2020.pdf |website=Mini-Europe |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> Three of the monuments were made out of [[natural stone]] (e.g. the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]] and the [[Château de Chenonceau]], in [[marble]]). A computer-assisted milling procedure was used for two of the models. After painting, the monuments are installed on site, together with decorations and lighting.

Many of the monuments were financed by European countries or regions. For instance, in 2008, Mini-Europe received: from the Hungarian Government, the gigantic [[Széchenyi thermal bath|Széchenyi Bath]] in [[Budapest]] ({{convert|8|by|6|m}} at Mini-Europe); from the Bulgarian Government, the [[Rila Monastery]]; and from the Government of [[Saxony-Anhalt]] (Germany), the [[Jahrtausendturm]] in [[Magdeburg]]. In collaboration with the Slovenian Government, [[Prešeren Square]] in [[Ljubljana]] was inaugurated with several Slovenian symbols.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Methode |date=2024-03-08 |title=Brèves |url=https://www.lalibre.be/regions/bruxelles/2008/03/20/breves-AUQOZINXTFDQXF5CDLWXOYZFV4/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=La Libre.be |language=fr}}</ref> The Brussels [[Grand-Place|Grand-Place/Grote Markt]] model cost €375,000 to make.<ref name="presskit" /> The [[Santiago de Compostela Cathedral|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]] required more than 24,000 hours of work.<ref name="flyer">{{cite web |title=Flyer 2023 |url=https://www.minieurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flyer-2023.pdf |website=Mini-Europe |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> Until 2018, no monuments from [[Rome]] were represented. The inauguration of the [[Trevi Fountain]] in 2019 to mark Mini-Europe's 30th anniversary filled this gap.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanwelde |first=Aurélie |date=2019-05-08 |title=Mini-Europe fête ses 30 ans et inaugure la fontaine de Trevi |url=https://bx1.be/communes/bruxelles-ville/mini-europe-souffle-ses-30-bougies-et-inaugure-la-fontaine-de-trevi/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=BX1 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

===Animations===
In addition to static models, the park brings the site to life with a variety of animations: trains, windmills, sounds, the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]], [[gondola]]s in [[Venice]], wire-guided lorries, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The park |url=https://www.minieurope.com/en/the-park/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Mini-Europe |language=en-US}}</ref> These animations are industrial prototypes designed to withstand the many hours of operation and the different seasons (frost, rain, heat).

===Gardens===
Ground cover plants, dwarf trees, [[bonsai]]s and grafted trees are used alongside miniature monuments, and the paths are adorned with bushes and flowers. These paths are accessible for [[Persons with reduced mobility legislation|Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)]].<ref name=":0" />

===''Spirit of Europe''===
[[File:The Spirit of Europe from Belgium.jpg|thumb|''{{lang|en|The Spirit of Europe}}'', with a view of the Atomium]]

At the end of the tour, the area reserved for the [[European Union]] gives a brief presentation of its history, its successes, its culture, the workings of its [[Institutions of the European Union|institutions]], the [[European single market|single market]] and the reasons for enlargement, usually in the form of multimedia games. There are also many educational projects for schools. For all these activities, Mini-Europe has received the moral support of the [[European Commission]] and the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spirit of Europe |url=https://www.minieurope.com/en/spirit-of-europe/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Mini-Europe |language=en-US}}</ref>

==List of models==
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2024}}

{{div col}}
===Austria===
* [[Melk Abbey]]

===Belgium===
* [[Grand-Place|Grand-Place/Grote Markt]] ([[Brussels City Hall|City Hall]], [[Brussels City Museum|City Museum]], [[Flower Carpet (Brussels)|Flower Carpet]] and guild houses), [[Brussels]]
* [[Belfry of Bruges|Belfry]], [[Bruges]]
* [[Leuven Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[Leuven]]
* [[Castle of Vêves]], [[Celles, Houyet|Celles]]
* [[Citadel of Dinant|Citadel]] and [[Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant|Collegiate Church of Our Lady]], [[Dinant]]
* [[Berlaymont building]], [[Brussels]]
* [[Graslei]] (street) and Rabot, [[Ghent]]
* [[Alden Biesen Castle]], [[Rijkhoven]]
* [[Grote Markt (Antwerp)|Grote Markt]] ([[Antwerp City Hall|City Hall]], [[Brabo Fountain]] and guild houses), [[Antwerp]]
* [[Curtius Museum|Curtius House]], [[Liège]]

===Bulgaria===
* [[Rila Monastery]], [[Rila Mountains]]

===Croatia===
* [[St. Mark's Church, Zagreb]]

===Cyprus===
* Ancient Greek theatre, [[Kourion]]

===Czech Republic===
* [[Old Town Hall (Prague)|Old Town Hall]], [[Prague]]

===Denmark===
* [[Viking ring castles|Viking ring fort]]
* [[Nyhavn]] waterfront, [[Copenhagen]]
* [[Børsen]] (old stock exchange), [[Copenhagen]]

===Estonia===
* Great Coastal Gate and [[Fat Margaret]] Tower, [[Tallinn]]

===Finland===
* [[St. Olaf's Castle]], [[Savonlinna]]

===France===
* [[Eiffel Tower]], [[Paris]]
* [[Arc de Triomphe]], [[Paris]]
* [[Basilica of the Sacré Cœur]], [[Paris]]
* [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], [[Paris]]
* [[Notre Dame du Haut]], [[Ronchamp]]
* [[Clos Vougeot]], near [[Dijon]]
* [[Château de Chenonceau]], [[Loire Valley]]
* [[Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans|Royal Saltworks]], [[Arc-et-Senans]]

===Germany===
* [[Speyer Cathedral]]
* [[Eltz Castle]], [[Wierschem]]
* [[Holstentor]], [[Burgtor]] and [[Salzspeicher]], [[Lübeck]]
* [[Brandenburg Gate]] and [[Berlin Wall]], [[Berlin]]
* Bonngasse (street) with [[Beethoven House|Beethoven's birth house]], [[Bonn]]
* [[Wieskirche|Wies Pilgrimage Church]]
* [[Porta Nigra]], [[Trier]]
* Osthofentor, [[Soest, Germany|Soest]]
* [[Jahrtausendturm]], [[Magdeburg]]

===Greece===
* [[Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis]], [[Athens]]
* Traditional village, [[Santorini]]

===Hungary===
* [[Széchenyi Bath]], [[Budapest]]

===Ireland===
* [[Glendalough]] monastery, [[County Wicklow]]
* [[Rock of Cashel]], [[County Tipperary]]
* [[Gallarus Oratory]], [[County Kerry]]

===Italy===
* [[Piazza dei Miracoli]] ([[Leaning Tower of Pisa|Leaning Tower]], [[Pisa Cathedral|Duomo]] and [[Pisa Baptistery|Baptistry]]), [[Pisa]]
* [[Trevi Fountain]], [[Rome]]
* [[Doge's Palace, Venice|Doge's Palace]] and [[St Mark's Campanile]], [[Venice]]
* [[Palazzo Pubblico]], [[Siena]]
* [[Villa Capra "La Rotonda"|Villa Capra (La Rotonda)]], [[Vicenza]]
* [[Trullo|Trulli]] of [[Alberobello]]
* [[Mount Vesuvius]]

===Latvia===
* [[Freedom Monument (Riga)|Freedom Monument]], [[Riga]]

===Lithuania===
* [[Vilnius University]] campus, [[Vilnius]]

===Luxembourg===
* [[Adolphe Bridge]], [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg City]]

===Malta===
* [[Mnajdra|Mnajdra temple]], [[Qrendi]]

===Netherlands===
* [[Munttoren]] and [[Montelbaanstoren]], [[Amsterdam]]
* [[Maastricht City Hall|City Hall]], [[Maastricht]]
* [[Hoensbroek Castle]], [[Hoensbroek]]
* Church and houses, [[Ootmarsum]]
* [[Middelburg Abbey|Abbey]] and Kloveniersdoelen, [[Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg]]
* Museum village of [[Orvelte]]
* [[Waag (Alkmaar)|Weigh House]] and Tax Tower, [[Alkmaar]]
* Windmills, [[Kinderdijk]]
* Hoofdtoren and Oude Doelenkade street, [[Hoorn]]
* Town Hall, [[Veere]]

===Poland===
* [[The Artus Court|Artus Court]], [[Gdańsk]]
* [[Monument to fallen Shipyard Workers|Monument to Fallen Shipyard Workers]], [[Gdańsk]]

===Portugal===
* [[Belém Tower]], [[Lisbon]]
* [[Castle of Guimarães]]
* Ribeira, [[Porto]]
* Traditional village of the [[Algarve]]
* [[Lisbon Oceanarium|Oceanarium]], [[Lisbon]]

===Romania===
* [[Mogoșoaia Palace]], near [[Bucharest]]

===Slovakia===
* [[Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava)|Blue Church]], [[Bratislava]]

===Slovenia===
* [[Prešeren Square]] with [[Tromostovje]], [[Ljubljana]]

===Spain===
* [[Santiago de Compostela Cathedral|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]]
* [[El Escorial]], [[San Lorenzo de El Escorial]]
* [[Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla|Plaza de Toros]], [[Seville]]
* [[Columbus Monument, Barcelona|Christopher Columbus monument]], [[Barcelona]]
* Landscape with windmills, [[La Mancha]]

===Sweden===
* [[Stockholm City Hall|City Hall]], [[Stockholm]]

===Ukraine===
* [[Independence Monument, Kyiv]]

===United Kingdom===
* [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]] and [[Elizabeth Tower]], [[London]]
* [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] ([[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s birth house, [[Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway]]'s cottage, etc.)
* [[Longleat|Longleat House]], [[Wiltshire]]
* [[Royal Crescent]] and [[The Circus (Bath)|Circus]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
* [[Dover Castle]]
* [[Arlington Row]], [[Bibury]]

===Other===
* [[Ariane 5]]
* [[Pride of Dover]] ferry
* An [[airport]]
* A [[Ferris wheel]]
* A [[North Sea]] [[oil platform]]
* [[TGV]] train
* [[Calypso (ship)|Calypso]] ([[Jacques Cousteau]]'s ship)
{{div col end}}

<gallery widths="170" heights="170">
File:Brussels Mini Europe.jpg|[[Grand-Place|Grand-Place/Grote Markt]], [[Brussels]] ({{BEL}})
File:FFSW-1919 Collégiale Notre-Dame de Dinant.jpg|[[Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant|Collegiate Church of Our Lady]], [[Dinant]] ({{BEL}})
File:Mini Europa Brüssel-1992 Palace of Westminster.jpg|[[Palace of Westminster|Palace of Westminster and Elizabeth Tower]], [[London]] ({{GBR}})
File:FFSW-2033 Dover Castle.jpg|[[Dover Castle]], [[Dover]] ({{GBR}})
File:Eiffel Tower of Paris at Mini Europe.jpg|[[Eiffel Tower]], [[Paris]] ({{FRA}})
File:FFSW-2054 Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.jpg|[[Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré Cœur]], [[Paris]] ({{FRA}})
File:FFSW-2160 Brandenburger Tor und Berliner Mauer.jpg|[[Brandenburg Gate]] and [[Berlin Wall]], [[Berlin]] ({{GER}})
File:FFSW-2172 Burg Eltz.jpg|[[Eltz Castle]], [[Wierschem]] ({{GER}})
File:FFSW-2139 Stift Melk.jpg|[[Melk Abbey]], [[Melk]] ({{AUT}})
File:Fontana di Trevi Mini Europe.jpg|[[Trevi Fountain]], [[Rome]] ({{ITA}})
File:View of miniature monuments of Pisa at Mini Europe 04.jpg|[[Leaning Tower of Pisa|Leaning Tower]], [[Pisa]] ({{ITA}})
File:FFSW-2120 Kathedrale von Santiago de Compostela.jpg|[[Santiago de Compostela Cathedral]], [[Santiago de Compostela]] ({{ESP}})
File:FFSW-2117 Stierkampfarena Sevillia.jpg|[[Maestranza (Seville)|Maestranza]], [[Seville]] ({{ESP}})
File:FFSW-2081 Oceanário de Lisboa.jpg|[[Lisbon Oceanarium|Oceanarium]], [[Lisbon]] ({{POR}})
File:Mini Europe Athens.jpg|[[Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis]], [[Athens]] ({{GRE}})
File:MiniE Copenhagen-Nyhavn.jpg|[[Nyhavn]] waterfront, [[Copenhagen]] ({{DEN}})
File:FFSW-1897 Olavinlinna.jpg|[[St. Olaf's Castle]], [[Savonlinna]] ({{FIN}})
File:FFSW-2125 Tempel von Mnajdra.jpg|[[Mnajdra|Mnajdra temple]], [[Qrendi]] ({{MLT}})
File:FFSW-2192 Széchenyi-Heilbad.jpg|[[Széchenyi Bath]], [[Budapest]] ({{HUN}})
File:Building from Prague at Mini Europe.jpg|[[Old Town Hall (Prague)|Old Town Hall]], [[Prague]] ({{CZE}})
File:FFSW-2185 Blaue Kirche (Sankt-Elisabeth-Kirche).jpg|[[Blue Church]], [[Bratislava]] ({{SVK}})
File:Mogosoaia at Mini Europe.jpg|[[Mogoșoaia Palace]], [[Mogoșoaia]] ({{ROM}})
File:Freedom monument of Riga at Mini Europe.jpg|[[Freedom Monument (Riga)|Freedom Monument]], [[Riga]] ({{LAT}})
File:FFSW-2193 St.-Markus-Kirche.jpg|[[St. Mark's Church, Zagreb|St. Mark's Church]], [[Zagreb]] ({{CRO}})
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Madurodam]] &mdash; model village in the Netherlands containing miniature famous Dutch landmarks
* [[Catalunya en Miniatura]] &mdash; miniature park located {{convert|17|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Barcelona]], with an exhibition area of {{convert|35000|m2|abbr=on}} including all major buildings of [[Catalonia]] and of [[Antoni Gaudí]]
* [[Italia in miniatura]] &mdash; miniature park near [[Rimini]], Italy
* [[Bekonscot]] &mdash; typical English village in miniature
* [[Huis ten Bosch (theme park)|Huis ten Bosch]] &mdash; Japanese theme park modelled on the cities and landscape of the [[Low Countries]]
* [[Minimundus]] &mdash; miniature park in [[Klagenfurt]], Austria

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Mini-Europe}}
* [http://www.minieurope.be/ Mini-Europe official website]
* [http://www.werbeka.com/europa/minieure.htm Mini-Europe in Brussels]
* {{cite web |first1=Yohann |last1=Koshy |title=These Photos of a Crumbling Pro-EU Theme Park Show a Europe in Existential Crisis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428041357/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/a-model-continent-eu-postcards |archive-date=28 April 2016 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-model-continent-eu-postcards/ |date=27 April 2016 |url-status=live |website=Vice}}

==References==

===Footnotes===
{{Notelist}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

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