Madurodam (English spelling)

Japanese: マドゥローダム(英語表記)Madurodam
Madurodam (English spelling)
A miniature city on the outskirts of The Hague, Netherlands, and one of the tourist attractions. It reproduces typical Dutch cities and rural landscapes at 1/25 of the actual size based on historical research. It opened in 1952. Its area is about 20,000 m2. The idea was conceived by Mrs. B. Boon van der Starp, director of the Dutch Student Sanatorium, to build a miniature city and use the entrance fees and other revenues to cover the costs of the sanatorium. It was completed with a large donation (from which the Madurodam name comes) and donations made by the Maduro couple in memory of the death of their only son, a student at Leiden University and reserve officer who died in a Nazi concentration camp.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
オランダのハーグ郊外にあるミニチュア都市で観光名所の一つ。オランダの典型的な都市と田園風景を,歴史的考証のもとに実物の25分の1に縮小して再現している。1952年開設。面積約2万m2。オランダ学生サナトリウム理事ボーン・ファン・デル・スタルプ夫人B.Boon van der Starpがミニチュア都市を建設し,その入場料その他の収益を同サナトリウムの経費にあてることを着想。マドゥロMaduro夫妻が,ライデン大学の学生で予備将校としてナチスの強制収容所で没した一人息子の死を記念して寄付した多額の基金(〈マドゥローダム〉はその名に由来する)と募金によって完成した。

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