Replicas of the White House

Replicas of the White House are reproductions of the home of the President of the United States, the White House. Notable examples include:

  • Decatur, 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]
  • 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).[8]
  • Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida: 2 replicas of the White House are built in Lego bricks and in the Miniland section of Legoland California and Legoland Florida.[9][10]
  • Klagenfurt, Austria: Replica at the Minimundus miniature park.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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 7/8ths replica of the south portico of the White House is a prominent part of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Visitors can enter the replica to see exhibits concerning Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
  • White House scale model at Minimundus, Klagenfurt, Austria.
  • "Top Secret" (2002), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
White House replica in Atlanta, Georgia
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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. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  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. "thePresidentsHallofFame.com". the Presidents Hall of Fame.
  9. Legoland California's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
  10. Legoland Florida's Miniland USA's Washington D.C site
  11. Minimundus map Archived February 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed on line Oct. 8, 2015.
  12. Vanderwilt, Dirk (2008). Wisconsin Dells. Channel Lake, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-9792043-9-5.
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