Düsseldorf - The Former Minidomm Prior to 1992

            The Postcard

A postcard, on the back of which is printed:

'Minidomm.
Dommel's Miniaturstadt in 
Breitscheid bei Düsseldorf.
Graphische Kunstanstalt Horst
Ziethen.'

The card was posted in Düsseldorf, although the date of posting is not legible. The card was sent to:

Mr. & Mrs. A. Archard,
5, Mandeville Road,
Isleworth,
Middlesex,
England.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Aunty and Uncle,
Daddy and I are having a
lovely time.
The children here are
teaching me German and
I am teaching them English.
Love Julie & Daddy
xxx"

Minidomm

Minidomm was a miniature park in Ratingen-Breitscheid near Düsseldorf and was considered to be a European-wide known tourist attraction in the Rhineland.

In the 1950's, the architect Wilhelm (Will) Dommel (1914–1988) began to create this show park of miniature architecture. Since the park was located in a swampy area, the area was filled with 14,000 truckloads of gravel and pebbles before construction began. 

The park opened on the 2nd. April 1967. In the early 1980's, Will's son Georg Dommel took over the management of the park, and the educational concept gave way to one that was more leisure-oriented. 

On an area of ​​approximately 80,000 m² (nearly 20 acres) there were approximately 120 models of various buildings on a scale of 1:25 (except for the model of the port of Bremerhaven, which was on a scale of 1:50) with a total value of more than 35 million DM.

However since the city of Ratingen did not approve further expansion of the amusement park, the attraction had to be closed on the 1st. November 1992. 

Most of the models were auctioned off, and the site is now an industrial estate.
   

Taken on: June 9, 2024

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