| Ministructures Collection: miniature buildings, souvenir buildings, collectibles


	Munster Cathedral Copper plated base metal.		Church of the Superga, Turin, Italy Designed by Filippo Juvarra around 1715. Thanks to Alano for the information.
	Peggy's Cove lighthouse, Nova Scotia Canada's most "landscape painted" town, a beauty of a place. EH!		World Trade Center Early model in silver metal plate finish over base metal. Not enough once more to ever describe these incredibly sad towers.
	Piazza dei Miracoli, Italy All jammed into a compact group, it's a cartoon version of Pisa's Church set, baptistery, tower of Pisa and Cathedral. The tower is usually seen on it's own, in this unique version all 3 a jammed together a little closer than the actual group of buildings are.		Parliament buildings, Ottawa Canada Copper plated ashtray. These buildings ignited my love for Gothic architecture and art while waiting for the bus to school. 1i of 2 in collection.
	Adler Planetarium, Chicago An original version from the 1933 Chicago worlds Fair. Thanks again Scott.		Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Not the most fitting tribute to a monument that defines Paris along with the Eiffel tower. The wooden base does not help to elevate it to the state of grandeur it deserves.
	Tower Bridge, London England Salt and pepper shaker set in plated silver metal finish.		Empire State Building, New York, USA A weird and squat version ( pre-radio tower?) of this famous building - copper plate over base metal.
	Tower of Pisa, Italy A resin model.		Parliament buildings, Ottawa, Canada Brass plated ashtray, with maple leaf motif. 2 of 2 in collection. My home town finally rendered for tourists to the nation's capital.
	Trevi Fountain, Rome Italy Ceramic bottle with cork		Japanese house Most likely a souvenir from Japan's occupiation period.
	New York skyline Why get just one building in your souvenir when you can get the whole skyline. silver colour plated metal.		Empire State Building, New York, USA Looking like King Kong had just climbed it, this tiny building is actually part of a set of salt and pepper shakers. The pepper shaker is a small Statue of Liberty- look for the one with a similar base and holes.
	Empire State Building, New York, USA A little world-weary but still quite a gem.		St. Pauls, London, England Made for the Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation (1953) Pencil Sharpener (penil sharpener missing) Thanks to Alano for the info.
	Porta Nigra, Germany I nice model, of this ancient Roman site in Germany. Base metal plated copper.		Dom, Cologne, Germany
	Campanile St. Marcos, Venice Good detail, beware of the millions of pidgeons in the square this sits on. Bronze plated base metal. Thanks to Barry for the update.		The Coliseum, Rome, Italy
	The 'due torri' of Bologna, Italy The 'due torri' of Bologna. Your model is not broken, they really do lean! Updated by Alano.		Rural House, Cuba I got this on a trip to Cuba; it was produced by locals near Santiago de Cuba. It is similar to the type of houses that many country people live in.
	Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe Art Deco Ink well, there is also a small photo of the Paris skyline inset in the lid.		Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Brass finish plating over base metal.
	Empire State Building Ashtray, New York, USA Copper plated base metal.		New City Hall, Toronto, Canada Plated metal on acrylic base.
	Piazza Dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy All jammed into a compact group, it's a cartoon version of Pisa's Church set. 2 of 2 in collection.		Cathedral of Santiago De Compostela , Spain Foreground shows St. James the Great in front of his supposed burial place, the church is tucked into his pilgrimage symbol the sea shell.
	Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Nice marble base to this brass plated base metal pot boiler.		The White House, Washington D.C. USA This is a 1950-60 verson with the round porch in the back. It's called the White House of the Executive Mansion. Thanks again to Scott for a more detailed description.
	Sacre Cour		Oriental style house An insence burner, it's perfect for Halloween with the bats and all-bats are a good luck omen in China.
	The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA Another bizarre version of this American institution. Base metal, copper plated.		Coast Federal Savings Bank, Los Angeles, USA Holy 50ies B-movie Batman! With Federal Coast's Massive mascot towering over it this has to be one of the more unique souvenir buildings in the world. Copper plated metal and a real old beauty.
	Mount Rushmore, Keystone, S. Dakota, USA Copper plated ashtray of presidents looking over the glory of your old cigarette butts.		Windmill, The Netherlands A sturdy little bell in brass or steel - and it rings too!
	Blackpool tower, England A plastic ashtray of this renowned Victorian landmark.		Toronto cityscape Looking like Toronto during the SARS crisis it's one of the true low-points of this collection-I will have it removed in a few days.
	The Empire State Building, New York, USA Another, nice rendition of New York's cherry on the Sundae building. base metal		Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada A replica of Dawson Creek's most splendid monument to the building of the Alaska highway. Painted wood, just like the real one!
	The Sun Tower, San Francisco, USA 1939-1940 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition. It was the theme building for the expo. Plated base metal. Thanks Scott.		Prayer Tower, Tulsa Oklahoma, USA A veritable cornucopia of symbolism the Prayer Tower, is cross, crown of thorns, Pentecostal flame and blood of Christ. The detail red colour used on the original is not used on this little model.
	New City Hall, Toronto, Canada A more futuristic version of Toronto's beloved new city hall - most likely an early rendition.		Trylon & Perisphere, New York, USA From the 1939 New York World Fair these salt and pepper shakers are a nice little set. Plastic
	Empire State Building, New York, USA This nice little older rendition of the Empire State building is beautifully detailed. Height 16 cm / 6.5 inches		King's Island Tower, Cincinnati, USA Sometimes called Tower Johnny because of its ghost-but it's really the Eiffel Tower, of Ohio. Height 16 cm / 6.25 inches
	Parliament of Hungary Brass on acrylic base, don't fall on it, it's very sharp. 8 cm / 3.25 inches Height		Dom, Cologne, Germany Stamped base with small model of Cologne's Dome. Height 4.5 cm / 2 inches
	Towers in Italy A nice crisp model of two mystery tower that really look Italian to me. Any thoughts? Height 14.75 cm / 6 inches		The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA American primitive anyone? not exactly a stellar example of model making but not without a certain charm. Height 13.5 cm / 5.5 inches
	St. Anne de beaupre, Quebec, Canada Canada's answer to Lourdes and a major pilgrimage church, This small model is gold plate or paint over base metal. Height 9 cm / 3.5 inches		The White House, Washington, D.C. USA Copper plated base metal.
	Duomo, Florence, Italy Filippo Brunelleschi's renaissance master piece rendered in base metal with bronze paint or plating. Height 6 cm / 2.25 inches		Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada With no windows at the back you definitely want to have a front office in this building. Base metal on marlbe slab. Height 9.5 cm / 3.75 inches
	Torino Duomo, Italy Building on the right is the 'Mole Antonelliana' in Turin, built as a synagogue in the 1860s and now the National Cinema Museum. On left is Chapel Superga. Pen set on marble base. 11.5 cm/4.5 in Tall		Deco Base for Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Whoops sorry this base is for one the arc de triomphes in the collection. Height 4 cm / 1.75 inches, not including missing arc de triomphe.
	Skydome, Toronto, Canada Sealed in acrylic this tiny model pays tribute to Toronto's megalithic sports arena. I once owned a skydome styrofoam beer cooler. That object was almost as ugly as the original. Love it or hate (I hate it) it is one of Toronto’s icon buildings.		Empire State Building, New York, USA Remind me of the movie Metropolis, a strage jumble of building stuck together. Copper plated base metal.
	The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA The most normal version of this statue that I own. silver plated base metal.		Arco di Tito, Rome, Italy. Alabaster - I have a couple of these alabaster buildings from Rome so I am assuming this one is also from the eternal city.
	Tower of Pisa, Italy A small alabaster model.		The Empire State Building, New York, USA a Pre- radio tower version, nice detail. 1 of 2 in collection.
	Notre Dame Cathedral inkwell Beautiful Deco styling, and includes a photo inset.		Fort Snelling Minnesota, USA I can't locate where in the fort this structure is but aparantly it is part of this historic fort
	The Capital, Washington, DC, USA Nicley detailes lidded box.		Paris set, France A nice little group on a marble base.
	Tower of London, England I morbid little knocker complete with an axeman to welcome your guests in.		Dom, Cologne, Germany A big clunker of a thing, and a music box too that plays when opened. brass.
	Dom, Cologne, Germany		Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
	Yomei Gate of the temple complex at Toshogu, Nikko City, Japan. Very ornate with lots of good detail. Thanks Alano for your input.		Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA
	New City Hall, Toronto, Canada Once featured briefly on Star Trek as a weird building of some alien culture Toronto's so called new city hall rendered here in base metal with copper plating is still a futuristic tribute 40 years plus years after it's construction.		The Eiffel Tower, Paris France
	World Trade Center, New York, USA Done on the cheap this plastic pre 9/11 model melds the two buildings into one, saving mould charges I guess. Not a very fitting memory to these mega memorable buildings.		Big Ben, London, England Like the bell named after Sir Benjamin Hall, this little tinkler rings out, though at a much lower volume. Steel?
	Tower of Pisa, Italy A nice little alabaster model of Pisa’s most famous structure. These alabaster models must have been hand made, does anyone have any information on their origin.		Toronto skyline, Canada Toronto the tiny, encased in acrylic.
	The White House, Washington, D.C. USA Small weather worn President's house. Base metal plated copper.		Holstentor gate, Lübeck, Germany Copper plated metal
	The Falls Tower, Niagara Falls, Canada Hey, I bought it in the lobby of the same tower. Ouch don't use it for keys; it's a real pain in the a@#! Base metal with copper plating.		Franconia Aerial Tramway, New Hampshire, USA A nice little salt and pepper set. That inventively uses the tram cars. Height 10 cm / 4 inches
	Trevi Fountain, Rome Italy Composite resin or plastic, a beautifully rendered model of this Roman treasure. Height 6.5 cm / 3.75 inches		The Sphinx, Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt A glass bottle that does not include the body as part of whole bottle, interesting non the less.
	Sacré Coeur, Paris, France Base metal, plated or painted gold with antique finish.		Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris France A nice big model of the impressive cathedral.
	Castle on wheels, A chess set? It's a bit of a sleeper, or a chessman.		Nelson's Column, London, England A beautiful little old model, steel or brass with plating? Victorian?
	St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England The wonder and glory of Sir Christopher Wren's Architectural masterpiece as a door knocker-makes you who would think it's appropriate for the front door?		Totom Pole, The Great North Rather intresting for the crabby looking totom figures. Painted wood.
	Niagara falls, Canada/USA This strange topographical detail shot from the American side of the ashtray or falls, besides showing a bridge and boathouse a tiny Maid of the Mist can be seen floating close to the falls. Height 1 cm / 0.25 inches		Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada With pieces falling off on an ongoing basis this Montreal landmark may well meet its demise long before its plastic mini look-alikes.
	Piazza del Mercato, Lucca Tuscany, Italy Thanks to Vincenzo for clearing this one up, it has a nice cartoonish quality. Looks like a nice place to visit.		Unishpere, Queens, New York, USA Salt and pepper shakers with tray rendered in base metal and silver coloured plating. Height 5 cm / 1.75 inches
	Osaka Castle, Japan It's a small world after all-bought in the souvenir shop at Disney world, still it's a nice plastic rendition. Thanks to Alano for the amendment.		St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia Symbolically dense, with the four corners representing the earth, the four Evangelists and the four equal-sided walls of the Heavenly City, St. Basil's is a Religious masterpiece. Ahhh plastic you can't quite capture all of that but a nice model non the less. Scott informs me that this version was produced for the locals, the Cyrillic writing on the base verifies this.
	KÖLNER DOM Who ever thought that an ashtray with a church mounted near it must have been having a bad "design idea" day. The worn out finish suggests that it was in active service for a while. The wonder of the Cologne Cathedral rendered in base metal.		Totem pole, Pacific North-West Painted steel - Two lethal weapons (one shown) weight wise. I know it's a real stretch even saying it's from the Pacific North West-any ideas? Height 14.5 cm / 5.75 inches
	Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris France Looking like it has a real hunchback. Base metal bronze plated		Mystery Dutch House Cast resin or plaster generic Dutch style house. Height 7 cm / 2.75 inches
	Basilica Di Spierto, Rome, Italy Barley readable, the name appears across the front and "ROMA" across its back. I have tried to look this one up-so far I can't verify its existance, the lettering is very blurry making it very difficult to read.		Haida Style Totem Pole, Pacific Northwest Stylisticly Haida, material wise plastic. Height 7.5 cm / 3.25 inches
	Totem Pole, Pacific Northwest A little on the Walt Disney side of the fence, look at Bucky Beaver on the base. Resin		Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA Stamped metal gold plated pencil sharpener. Height 3 cm / 1.25 inches
	Pagoda style salt shaker, Japan A real little beauty of a building, sterling silver.		Romulos, Remus and Shewolf, Rome, Italy Base metal rendition of Rome's founders after the famous statue found in the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome.
	Japanese Temple Salt Shaker Obviously building inspired but questionable as an actual building. It's a nice little sterling silver salt shaker with the beautiful twist cap at the bottom. Height 6 cm / 2.5 inches		Glockenspiel Munich Germany Thanks for the update of a guest I finally know what this is-the Glockenspiel in Munich Germany.
	Space Needle, Seattle, USA Base metal plated silver.		The Empire State Building, New York, USA I won a trip to New York at age 11 for selling a record number of subscriptions to our local paper to see a hockey game. This real building was the highlight of my trip and the hockey game was cancelled-oh gee to bad. Another termometer.
	Obalisque, ? I really don't know what this is or where it is. But it's a nice brass casting with incised symbols on it. Height 11.5 cm / 4.5 inches		Big Ben, London, eNGLAND A match holder.
	Tribal pearlite piece, Vancouver, Canada Your basic west coast souvenir. resin-oh I mean pearlite.		The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA OK so maybe your noticing that all my Statues of Liberty look like side show attractions, this one could be called "the incredible pin headed woman". Base metal plated copper.
	The Good Year Blimp, The sky An avon bottle that doubles as a blimp. What did the perfume smell like, hydrogen? Height 5 cm / 2 inches		Brussels Cathedral A nice pair of brass book-ends, one shown here, both in great condition.
	Christ of Rio. Brazil Nice detail, the silver colour on the globe is a nice touch.		Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris France A nice old crusty version of the hunch back's home. Base metal
	Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris Thanks to Luis for straightening me out on this image-apparently 8 years of art history classes did nothing to let me know what church this is. Now illuminated-I cannot see how it could be anything else-thanks to all the people who have helped me get all the unknowns sorted out.		New City Hall, Toronto, Canada
	Pisa duomo, baptistery and tower, Italy He's got the whole world in his hands, but seems to have taken a special interest in this lovely little set. A friend thought it was "thing" from the Adams family. Resin composite?		DSCN7152
	Expo 86, Vancouver, Canada The better of the 2 in the collection. Pewter coloured base metal.		Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Nice detail, rendered in a flat perspective.
	Notre Dame de Cap, Quebec, Canada Looking like the little country church with a bit of snow on it. It's a little beauty.		Arc de Troimphe, Paris, France An older mini-building, and a nice little one too.
	Arc de Troimphe, Paris, France Rendered in a "real" rococo gold finish it's a crowd pleaser.		The Sphinx, Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt The riddle of the sphinx seems to be why is she so homely? With a face that could turn you to stone she's a great nobelty act.
	The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA This laughing buddha version of the Statue of Liberty doubles as a pencil sharpener. Height 7.8 cm / 3 inches		The Coliseum, Rome, Italy A scene of unknown carnage and glory, where people were sainted and sinned, now brought to you as an ashtray. Plated bronze base metal.
	Maria Zell Church, Austria. Base metal. Thanks Scott.		The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy The Palazzo Vecchio faces the Piazza della Signoria. The building has been Florence's city hall since 1302. Base metal with copper plating.
	Romulos, Remus and Shewolf, Rome, Italy Nice detail and more like the real statue than the other version in the collection.		Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Nicely detailed and modeled on an oblique angle, does this detail exist in the real arch - well it's been a long time since I've seen it in person.
	Florecne Duomo group As a student I spent a few months in Florence and got to know these buidings. The Palazzo Vecchio ( with the tower) faces the Piazza della Signoria. The building has been Florence's city hall since 1302. The Duomo is somrthing to behold-go to the top it's a real thrill the ashtray well it's a ashtray.		Lincoln's Birthplace, Kentucky, USA Not being American, I never saw this log cabin as anything else, but a log cabin, but here it is, this is where Lincoln was born. Thanks to Scott for the update. Base metal copper plated.
	Tower of Babel, Babylonia This one of a kind sterling silver model of the biblical tower of Babel is one of my favourite.		MAYAN PYRAMID OF THE CHICHEN- ITZA Thanks for the info. I actually know what this is now. thanks Raimundo
	DSCN7215		Tower of Pisa, Italy
	Space Needle, Seattle, USA Weather worn base metal siver plated with antique black finish. Height 12 cm / 4.5 inches		The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA Looking a little fat here-maybe it's her bad side or all that rich French food she grew up on - Lady Liberty seems to be sporting a smile as well. The best part of these mini buildings is often their interprations.
	DSCN7229		Eiffel Tower, Paris, France A smaller version of France's famous tower. Metal with bronze plating.
	Chinese Pagoda One of my many chinese buildings, though some are in the realm of fantasy I really like their extreme shapes. Brass		The Alamo, Texas, USA Cast plaster model of the Alamo you'll never forget.
	Expo 86, Vancouver, Canada Nice patina, copper plating over base metal.		Chines pagoda With its top lopped off it's more of a sleeper then the other pagodas. Brass
	Capitol building, Washington, D.C. USA Avon Calling, a nice little perfume bottle. And thanks very much to Scott for clearing up my blurry knoweldge of D.C. monuments		Alberta Oil well, Canada A bizarre souvenir that reminds us of how much oil producing areas love their resource.
	Unishpere, Queens, New York, USA Like Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait the photo includes a small auto-portrait of the web designer-thanks for the great work and - Oh yeah the Unishpere shown here is plastic.		St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy A real little beauty, of a model.
	DSCN7264		Tower of Pisa, Italy It doesn't take a Freud to figure this one out. Composite resin.
	Gold Dome, Buffalo, New York, USA Known as the Gold Dome in Buffalo, NY. There version shown here is metal. It also exist in a plastic version. Thanks to Scott for the update.		The Bank, Main Street, USA A generic model of a bank. base metal with pewter plating.
	St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy The whole nine yards.		What is this? Anyone?
	Verona Arena, Verona, Italy Base metal with gold plating.		Jeweler's Building. Chicago I paste in Jim's amazing detail on this beauty-thanks Jim. This is a representation of the first 17 stories of the Jeweler's Building in Chicago. It continues in height to a rounded tower, which was, in the 1930's, a speakeasy. It's early jeweler tenants could ride up to their floors in a car elevator for security. It's still standing at the southwest corner of Wabash & Wacker Drive. World famous architect Helmut Jahn had offices on the lower levels and in the dome tower space, the last time I was there.
	Burgess City Hall, Belgium This item has correctly itentified by Scott, and yes Scott you are right it is a bell too. Brass		The Prudential of England Somewhere in London? Ceramic with white matt glaze.
	The Abbey of Montecassino, Italy A truly impressive stone composite and or resin model of the historic monastery that St Benedict founded about 529 AD.		The Empire State Building, New York, USA a Pre- radio tower version, nice detail. 2 of 2 in collection.
	The Capitol, Washington D.C., USA A low relief rendition in base metal with copper plating. Height 6.5 cm / 2.75 inches		Hall of Science, salt shaker From the 1933 Worlds Fair in Chicago. Plated metal.
	Saint Anne de Beaupré Quebec, Canada. The towers are really not chopped off, the photo still shows the glory of this little-big shrine. 9 cm/3.5 in tall		Space Needle, Seattle, USA Tall and elegant and it acts as a lighter as well. Brass.
	CN Tower, Toronto, Canada Looks like a bored machinist turned this out on his breaks? Aluminum with wood base.		John Hancock Center Copper plated base metal
	Trylon & Perisphere, New York, USA A nice little pencil sharpner from the landmark 1939 New York World Fair, Plastic or bakilite?		CN Tower, Toronto, Canada Plated Plastic.
	Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois Small but beautiful, includes the original packing box (not shown)		Paris cityscape, France I nicley distorted Paris cityscape with all the important buildings and the river too. Copper plated base metal.
	Washington DC, USA, Having proudly serve its country, this little ashtray has gone into retirement. Metal with brass plating.		Ponte di Rialto Venics, Italy Now, what news on the Rialto? well is it the Rialto, I think so but I am not sure, any ideas.
	Strasburg Cathedral, France A good little souvenir, like so many I have the building model was bought at home, even though I visited the Cathedral in person, at the time little buildings did not really interest me.		Big Ben with Houses of Parliament, London, England This gold plated base metal Big Ben does not tell the time, but will tell you what temperature it is.
	Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Though plastic the shot of orange on the base really kicks it up.		Tower of German origin. Most likely German in origin. During the 60-70's machine metal working students were required to make something to show the skills they learned. Many made such tower models. Modeled after the real towers about German Cities. Scott
	The Capitol, Washington DC, USA Copper plated base metal bank.		Some building in Cleveland, Ohio, USA Copper plated steel stamping ashtray. Probably someone's retirement gift from this little building? Any thoughts.
	Washington monument, USA A themometer and a monument in one. Copper plated base metal.		Space Needle, Space Washington State, USA Brass base model of Seattle's iconoclastic building.
	Buckingham Palace, London, England Fit for a queen and beautifully rendered. Brass plated base metal.		Tikal, Guatemala I believe this may represent one of the pair of Mayan temples at Tikal, Guatemala. Identifiable features include the incredibly steep stair, small doorway and stepped blocks of carving at the top. As usual, there is a degree of artistic license. Thanks to Alano for the input.
	Parliment buildings, Ottawa, Canada The only souvenir spoon I own, from my home town Ottawa.		CN Tower, Toronto, Canada Plated plastic.
	The Empire State Building, New York, USA A pre-radio tower Empire State.		Sacre-Cour, Paris, France With a beautiful Deco-esque base and an inset photo of the Eiffel tower it's a real charmer. I have several other models from Paris that share its look. Thanks Barry for the update.
	Tower of Pisa, Italy Composite resin.		Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA A rendering that I guess is meant to emphisize the perspective of actually being there, copper plated base metal.
	Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada Toronto's castle in base metal and plating, looking like more a haunted house than it really does in real life.		Bank of Hong Kong, China Bought in Hong Kong, it's a French chateau style bank. Scott informs me that its existence as a real building is doubtful. It's a huge clunker.
	Catalina Island Ballroom Casino Ceramic with glaze		Pisa baptistry, Italy This alabaster model has a nice "real" feeling to it with a hand made look that really sets it apart from its cast cohorts
	Jose Marti Monument, Havana Cuba Cuba's premiere poet who inspired the famous GUANTANAMERA song. The monument here is resin, Scot tells me it is also available in metal.		Miag-ao Fortress Church Iloilo, Philipinnes Ceramic rendition of one of the Philippines most famous church.
	Howard Johnson's, somewhere in America Seen one seen em all. Plastic and paint		The Empire State Building, New York, USA With a slight lean to one side this splendid old version of the Empire State building is easily one of the jewels in the crown.
	Unknown obisisque I nice old Oblisque, real or imagined, I don't know.		Big Ben, London, England A nice resin model.
	Pagoda style incense burner Steel and paint. Weighs a ton, don't ever drop it on your toe it could mean a cast or worse.		Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico With a removable lid, this ashtray could easily double as a shot put in the Olympic Games it was made for. Another heavier than it looks wonder.
	Reims Cathedral, France Big and nicley detailed.		Victory Angel, Canadian Nation Exhibition Fairgrounds, Toronto Canada's answer to the Statue of Liberty, well no, she's not that tall and no one seems to know about her. A nice model never the less. The real statue does exist.
	Totem Pole, somewhere in North America What can I say, I like totem poles.		Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Large lamp with European electric plug. I have never had the chance to plug this in but the detail is beautiful. Brass plated metal.
	Pagoda Lamp, China Brass lamp in excellent working condition. Make your own China town with this companion piece to the other working pagoda lamps in my collection		Black Pagoda, China Black wood lamp, in excellent working condition. Very tall and elegant.
	Pagoda, China This pre- my-collection pagoda was left in an apartment I moved into, it was the germ of an idea that sprouted into the present collection. Stone, most likely jasper.		Statue of Liberty, New York, USA One of my more realistic looking Statues of Liberty. While on the Staten Island ferry once with an American friend, she wept at the sight of it, being Canadian I did not share the sentiment but I certainly have a few Statues of Liberty in my collection that would make anyone weep.
	Pagoda, China Nice stone pagoda stye building.		The Golden Temple, Kyoto, Japan Old and beautifully rendered brass with gold plating model of Kyoto's most auspicious temple, post war? Yes there is a phoenix at the top of the real temple.
	The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Canada The biggest and best of my Canadian buildings, This piece is a cigarette lighter(the top floors come off to reveal the lighter), cigarette holder and ashtray all in one. Impressively heavy and impressively big. This hotel is where to stay if you visit Toronto.		Piazza Dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy The Pisa duomo set, including baptistery, and tower.
	Plaza De Toros, Mardrid, Spain A nice little tin ashtray with printed or enameled details.		Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Sometimes called "The Dome of the Rock" and build on what one source calls "the navel of the world" this plastic model of the famous mosque could never convey the intensity or emotion sorrounding this structure. This model can call the faithful to prayer at the prescribed hours, keep time and issues standard alarms as well.
	Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Lourdes This one is the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Lourdes, with a large rendition of the statue of the Apparition (i.e. Virgin Mary) that stands in a crevice in the rock there. Thanks to Alano for the input.		St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy Large plastic model that lights up, includes a welcoming images of the twin Popes in the doors.
	St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy Another "light up your life" building, nice detail. Plastic painted gold.		The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Worthy of the lavender hill mob, this massive piece is guaranteed to be the talk of the town. Copper plated base metal. Black base acylic.
	Roman Forum Arch, Rome, Italy Set of two, one shown book ends. Material cement, very heavy. Thanks to Scott for the update.		DSCN7536
	Scotia Bank Plaza towers, Toronto, Canada Plastic models of the Bank of Nova Scotia's old deco building in grey as well as its newer tower.		Lenin statue, somewhere in the old Soviet Union Originally identified as Stalin our comrades at J.R. GRAPHIX gave me this enlightened update. "Do not even bother to argue wether it's Lenin or Stalin. We grew up staring at his picture all those years..." well we're glad the whole thing has more of less fallen apart and you are here with us.
	Pagoda, origin unknown This beautiful pagoda lamp not only lights from the top but has small lights in its interior giving it a ghostly appearance of a lit house at night.		Tower of Pisa, Italy Composite resin.
	Tower of Pisa, Italy Composite resin.		Fantasy building/church? Scroll work wooden structure with non-working clock, a back door entrance to the clockworks is a feature of this impressive model. Height 100 cm / 41 inches