Madurodam

Madurodam is a miniature city located in Scheveningen, near The Hague, which is the capital of Holland. It is a model of a Dutch town composed of typical historic Dutch buildings and landmarks, exactly as are found at various locations in the country. Madurodam was built in 1952 and was named after George Maduro, a Jewish law student who fought the Nazi occupation forces as a member of the Dutch resistance and died at Dachau concentration camp in 1945. In 1946 Maduro was posthumously awarded the medal of Knight of the Order of William, the highest and oldest military decoration in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the valor he had demonstrated against German troops. His parents donated the money to start the Madurodam project in his honour.

We had a delightful visit to this magic place, and Ariana enjoyed every moment of it.

The replica buildings were incredibly detailed.

There was even a miniature airport!

Ariana really had fun using the controller to activate the airplanes.

The ship is a replica of a seventeenth century trading vessel.

The tiny fair ground was totally enchanting!

The cathedral had a complete miniature wedding party standing in front of it.

Madurodam was enthralling and we could have stayed there for hours, but we needed to head back to the bus for the second part of our tour to The Hague, where we would tour the capital city. As we drove off Ariana promised Madurodam that she would be back one day.