Mini Siam in Pattaya is an open air miniature city with scale models of well known buildings from across the world. The outdoor park opened its doors in the late 1980’s. Across the large, well kept grounds are about 100 replicas of both historical and modern buildings on a 1:25 scale. At each structure is an information board providing details.
The park is divided into two zones. Mini Siam contains models of buildings in Thailand, while Mini Europe contains structures from Europe, the United States and the rest of the world.
It takes a couple of hours to walk around the extensive grounds. Apply sun cream and wear a hat during the hottest hours of the day. After dark the scale models are beautifully illuminated.
Mini Siam
At Mini Siam you will find scale models of buildings from different eras in the history of Thailand including Khmer, Sukhothai and Ayutthaya as well as modern times.
Dating back to the Khmer era is Phanom Rung, also called “stone castle”, an impressive Khmer temple on top of a hill constructed between the 10th and 13thcentury.
The Wat Arun (The temple of dawn) on the Chao Phraya river is one of Thailand’s most famous landmarks. Its prang measuring over 80 meters tall has dominated the Bangkok skyline for over two centuries.
The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok’s historical Rattanakosin area are among Thailand’s best visited attractions. The Palace was build in 1782 when Bangkok was established as the new capital of Siam. It served as the residence for the Thai Royal Family until the end of the 19th century. The Wat Phra Kaew on the Palace grounds enshrines Thailand’s most sacred Buddha image, the Emerald Buddha.
Aisawan Thiphya-Art (“The divine seat of personal freedom”) is a Thai style pavilion at the center of a lake of the Royal Summer Palace in Bang Pa-In. It was constructed in the late 19th century during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, a beautiful Italian Renaissance style building constructed from Italian white marble was constructed at the start of the 20th century as a reception hall for Dusit Palace.
Other structures in Mini Siam include Wat Mahathat at Sukhothai Historical Park, several temples of the Ayutthaya Historical Park, Victory Monument in Bangkok, Rama IX bridge in Bangkok, Bridge over the river Kwai, Hualamphong train station in Bangkok, Bangkok international airport, Wat Phra That Phanom temple in Nakhon Phanom, the Subanahongsa Royal Barge and a statue of Erawan, the mythological multi headed elephant.
Miniature city at Mini Siam