retroremakes
December 19th, 2009, 04:50
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_moscow_city_giant.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/moscow_city_giant.jpg)It took 300 people to construct a 400 square foot model of the USSR's capital city back in 1977. Today you can buy that super-detailed, scaled-down version of Moscow for a mere $3 million (http://gizmodo.com/tag/3million/).
Stunning, isn't it? Apparently every single of the itty-bitty windows in the model can be lit up and there are effects to simulate day and night time. I guess that it's not surprising that the electricity costs alone are making mini-Moscow enough of an expense to get pushed onto the auction block.
Oh, if only I had the space and money to spare. I could be a Russian Godzilla. [Atlas Obscura (http://atlasobscura.com/places/minature-moscow)]
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Stunning, isn't it? Apparently every single of the itty-bitty windows in the model can be lit up and there are effects to simulate day and night time. I guess that it's not surprising that the electricity costs alone are making mini-Moscow enough of an expense to get pushed onto the auction block.
Oh, if only I had the space and money to spare. I could be a Russian Godzilla. [Atlas Obscura (http://atlasobscura.com/places/minature-moscow)]
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