Last summer I spent some time in South Korea. Nearing the end of the trip, I was feeling homesick and decided to head for a very touristy attraction. I figured taking a tour of miniature sized world landmarks would cheer me up, and it certainly did.
After strolling past the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and the Leaning Tower of Pisa I came across a landmark I was not expecting. Mini Miniland on the island of Jeju-do, the most southern part of Korea, doesn’t have the CN Tower as part of their display. Instead, they’ve chosen Toronto City Hall as a world landmark.
It cured my homesickness. I couldn’t help but smile and take a picture.
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That is seriously kick-ass. I remember flipping out once when City Hall was seen in Star Trek: TNG, and I can imagine I would do the same there in Korea.
Frankly, I’m inspired; I want a City Hall of my very own now.
I always found these mini landmark parks extremely tacky (I went to one in China) though novel, but even so, the fact our city hall is included makes me proud.
They showed city hall on star trek? How on earth did that come about?
That reminds me of Tivoli Miniature World, a roadside attraction that used to be near Niagara Falls. They had a CN Tower, but I don’t remember a City Hall.
I also remember that Star Trek episode. There was a portal to several dimensions and one of them happened to be Nathan Philips Square.
With the lack of walkways and the trees all around, it looks almost like the most crudely rudimentary NPS competition scheme imaginable. (And no arches!)
You can see a screenshot from the Star Trek episode Contagion at .
Apparently, City Hall also appeared in a Star Trek comic book.
Well, that didn’t work. Let’s try that link again.
http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Toronto_City_Hall