Replicas of the White House

White House replica in Atlanta, Georgia
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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:

  • Atlanta, 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. In 2011 he put it up for sale after his two children moved out, citing empty nest syndrome.[5]
  • Hangzhou, China: A replica of the White House has been built near Hangzhou, China.[6][7]
  • Erbil, Iraq: A replica of the White House has been built in the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[8][9][10]
  • Clermont, Florida: A 1/12 scale replica of the White House resides at the Presidents Hall of Fame, one of Florida's oldest remaining original roadside attractions (House of Presidents).[11]
  • Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida: Two replicas of the White House are built in Lego bricks and in the Miniland section of Legoland California and Legoland Florida.[12][13]
  • Klagenfurt, Austria: Replica at the Minimundus miniature park.[14]
  • Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: The "Top Secret" attraction is a replica of the White House built upside down. The entrance is located in the basement and inside there are replicas of the White House furnitures, the U.S. Constitution, etc.[15]
  • Chornomyn Palace in Chornomyn village, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine: building is a former landowner's palace, nowadays local school is situated in its walls.
  • Springfield, Illinois: A 7/8 replica of the south portico of the White House is a prominent part of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Tyler Perry Studios: A filming location at a film studio complex.
  • Darien, Illinois: Built in 1903, the house is a one-tenth scale model of the White House that features rooms that were modeled after the East Room and the Oval Office. The house was named, Castle Eden, by the original owners.[16]
  • Entebbe, Uganda: Built by Hamis Kiggundu.[17]
  • White House scale model at Minimundus, Klagenfurt, Austria
    White House scale model at Minimundus, Klagenfurt, Austria
  • "Top Secret" (2002), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
    "Top Secret" (2002), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

References

  1. ^ Brown, Robbie (January 8, 2009). "In hard times, White House replica goes up for sale". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "Replica White House on the market". The Hindu. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "The White Houses". GoogleSightseeing.com. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  4. ^ Atlanta White House, AtlantaTimeMachine.com, Retrieved October 7, 2009
  5. ^ The White House is for sale! $4.65 M! CHEAP!
  6. ^ China's Copycat Cities
  7. ^ "White House" Replica
  8. ^ "Iraq Gets Its Own White House | 3rd Block | NBC News - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  9. ^ "Kurd builds $20 mln White House replica in Erbil". Al Arabiya English. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  10. ^ Bertrand, Natasha. "A Tycoon In Iraq Is Building A $20 Million Replica Of The White House Miles From ISIS Strongholds". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  11. ^ "thePresidentsHallofFame.com". the Presidents Hall of Fame.
  12. ^ Legoland California's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
  13. ^ Legoland Florida's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
  14. ^ Minimundus map Archived February 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed on line Oct. 8, 2015.
  15. ^ Vanderwilt, Dirk (2008). Wisconsin Dells. Channel Lake, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-9792043-9-5.
  16. ^ "Castle Eden, Darien's "White House"". Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "Why Has Hamis Kiggundu Built the White House in Uganda?". 25 October 2021.
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