The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

Chapter 4. Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature

In 1968, something spectacular happened in Denmark: an entire new world was created. That was the year the LEGO company opened a very unique theme park, called LEGOLAND, not far from its headquarters.

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Denmark is a small Scandinavian country located north of Germany and Poland, bordered by both the Baltic and the North Seas. It is the country in which LEGO was founded in 1932, and it remains home to the company’s corporate headquarters.

Along with rides and snack shops, LEGOLAND also contained an incredible group of LEGO structures. This part of the park became known as Miniland. In the early days of the park, these Miniland creations replicated—at scale, of course—many famous Danish landmarks ...