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Miniature World Heritage Buildings

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If you have a dream to travel the world, but have a budget to visit one country, choose Japan and visit the Tobu World Square in Nikko. This theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings designated as World Cultural and Heritage Sites by the UNESCO and other important landmarks, complete with 140,000 1:25 scale miniature people. As incredible as it may sound, no two of the 140,000 miniature residents at Tobu World Square looks alike! The park also has 20,000 real bonsai trees. The White House At Tobu World Square, it took 5 years for artisans to create the miniature reproductions of world historical sites like the Sphinx, the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China and the World Trade Center. From these pictures, it is impossible to tell whether they are real or models. Take the visitors out of the picture and your sense of scale is seriously impaired. Read more after the break...... The park is open year-round at a cost of 2,500 Yen for adults, a little over $22,...

Illustrations By Charis Tsevis

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Charis Tsevis is an award winning visual designer living and working in Athens, Greece. see more after the break..... via- link

Mom's Love

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12 Art Made From Fruits

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A painter makes pictures with paint, a sculptor makes statues with clay and a performance artist makes a fool of themselves. But what do you call an artist whose medium is fruit? From the radical to the ridiculous below you will find 12 excellent examples of this flourishing art form. 12. Cartoon Owls Orange owls make meal times more fun! These citrus cartoon characters can liven up any lunchtime… as long as you’re a child or have the mental capacity of one. See more after the break........................ 11. Parrot Who’s a pretty boy then? For the pirate on-the-go here’s the perfect combination of companion and snack. 10. Bouquet A floral arrangement perfect for the health conscious individual. This valentine’s day why not treatyour loved one to 1 of their 5-a-day. 9. Koala An Australian buffet is brightened up by this moreish marsupial. Koala is a delicacy down under. It’s just a shame that this one isn’t of the meat variety. 8. Dog Man’s best friend, faithfully rendered in man’s fa...