The Langweil model of Prague

The Langweil model of Prague (Langweilův model Prahy) as a three-dimensional illustration of the city is a unique work of art unlike any other in the world.

The model made from paperboard on a wooden construction was created in 1826-1837 by Antonín Langweil, an assistant at the university library in the Klementinum.

The model contains over two thousand buildings from the historic heart of Prague in a perfect and realistic state with all the structural and decorative details of the facades.

Approximately half of the buildings in the model were later demolished or radically rebuilt in the real Prague.

http://www.langweil.cz/index_en.php

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[Kerzenlicht770]

Google Earth ;)))

[mrpillowhug]

We also read the Feb 2012 Awake and was so excited to see this on youtube, will pass this on to our friends.

[llPacciteXll]

que hermozo....... O_O

[knotty1atl]

Heard this on the podcast of the Awake and had to look it up.

[OneEyedBlindCrow9]

Me too!!! I read it in the Awake!

[herrmannhomeschool]

I, too, googled this after reading about it in the February 2012 issue of "Awake!" magazine. Thanks so much for the video. It adds a lot to be able to see the model in depth. Amazing!

[NewNisi]

I read about Antonin Langweil's unique paper city for the first time a couple of days ago in the February 2012 "Awake!" Magazine. AMAZING!!!! I had to google it immediately! I love history... and architecture... so this is just fascinating to me!!!!! His painstaking efforts truly were not in vain. We're still enjoying it today!!!!

[drefooty]

Wow!

[AWSM26]

very impressive

[WilliamofMunich]

So beautiful! This inspires me to want to build one of these myself. :)