Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The City Made Entirely Out of Toothpicks

The City Made Entirely Out of Toothpicks

Toothpick City II: Temples and Towers” is a collection of more than 20 famous religious buildings and tall towers from around the world constructed of toothpicks on a 20-foot diameter circular platform.
Stan Munro, 39, (works at the Museum of Science and Technology) built many famous landmarks such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge ,The Vatican ,Sydney’s Opera House, the Taj Mahal and Cutty Sark in 1:164 scale.
Munro has been working on Toothpick City II for approximately four years and will continue to construct the collection which will total 50 structures and will break the world’s record for the largest toothpick structure.link
toothpick sculptures
Altar of Heaven, Beijing, China
toothpick sculptures
Parthenon at Nashville Tenenssee
toothpick sculptures
Grand Mosque, Mecca
toothpick sculptures
El Castillo, Chiche’n Itza’, Mexico
toothpick sculptures
St. Peter’s Basilica & Square, The Vatican
toothpick sculptures
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
toothpick sculptures
Ankgor Wat, Cambodia
toothpick sculptures
Notre Dame, Paris
toothpick sculptures
Akshardham. The largest Hindu temple in the world
toothpick sculptures
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
toothpick sculptures
Sydney Opera House

toothpick sculptures
Transamerica Pyramid
toothpick sculptures
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Brunei
toothpick sculptures
Tower Bridge, London
toothpick sculptures
Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India
toothpick sculptures
La Seu Cathedral, Palma, Spain

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