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Contruction Update #5: Rio is being shipped

In the 5th construction update of our Rio section there is no longer much talk of a construction site. Because Rio is finished 🙂 At least the part that we built together with the Martínez family in Argentina. So the last weeks were all about dismantling, packing up and saying goodbye. On Monday, November 2,… Continue reading Contruction Update #5: Rio is being shipped

Construction Update #4: Rio is growing and growing

{:de}Architektur und Street Art{:}{:en}Architecture and street art{:}{:es}Arquitectura y arte callejero{:}

The Rio section is filled more and more with living space. From luxury hotels to favelas over churches and of course also train stations everything that exists in real life will also be found and gazed at in wonderement in miniature. We already showed you the Belmond Copacabana Palace in the second update. Now it… Continue reading Construction Update #4: Rio is growing and growing

Construction Update #3: All roads lead to Rio

The road to a Rio section fully in line with our dreams and visions is long. And on the way there, we are also intensively working on roads. And paths. And streets. And stairs. And everything else that is needed to make the new section “accessible” for our little Wunderlandians. These great mosaics are for… Continue reading Construction Update #3: All roads lead to Rio

Construction Update #2: Building houses in Rio de Janeiro

About 500 houses are supposed to be in the Rio section later – so there is a lot of work waiting for the model builders in our Argentinian workshop. In order to finish all houses on time, we have been planning, drawing and working on the facades for several months. Now we take a look… Continue reading Construction Update #2: Building houses in Rio de Janeiro

Construction Update #1: Rio’s underconstruction is coming together

The construction of our new section South America at the other side of the world is certainly one of the greatest challenges in Wunderland’s history. That’s why it’s a good thing that there are reliable constants that take some of the fright out of the adventure because we’re on familiar terrain. This means underconstruction is… Continue reading Construction Update #1: Rio’s underconstruction is coming together

The first pictures

{:de}Ein kleiner Abschnitt am Fuß des Zuckerhuts wurde schon einmal test-halber begrünt. Nach diesem Vorgeschmack haben wir Lust auf mehr!{:}{:en}A small section at the foot of the sugar loaf has already been greened for testing purposes. After this preview we're in the mood for more of it!{:}{:es}Una pequeña sección al pie del pan de azúcar ya ha sido sometida a pruebas. Después de este preestreno estamos de humor para más!{:}

Since summer 2017 it has been a done deal: We are building South America! In our workshop near Buenos Aires you can definitely see that. The new construction phase is slowly taking shape. Here you can see some first impressions of what has been done in the last months.