Multiart Thuijs works on their Model Town in Germany, eu.
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"The miniature town Ministadt Dreiländerblick", Gymnicherweg 8, Vaalserquartier, Germany. Our miniature buildings were built in the evening hours, during the establishing of the miniature town park Dreiländerblick, and during 4 and a half years in the winter months. |
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1966: "The making of our Castle Neuschwanstein". Our part teamwork went well, but with the miniature buildings, father always was in full charge with his small employees. And he watched everything very closely. The finishing touch of the Fairytale castle was the paintwork. |
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The newspapers were quickly, when we started to place the buildings in the park. As it said very soon in a local German newspaper: "Castle Neuschwanstein can be counted as one of the best showpieces of Miniature town Dreiländerblick that the Family Thuijs has created". < Our orange coloured brochure with the Town Hall. 1:25. |
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> The inside of our orange coloured brochure. We all were happy that everything was ready, and the opening to the public could begin, with "Our 56 miniature replica’s. < The Castle of Flanders, Belgium,1:25. < The Western Church, Amsterdam, 1:25". |
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> Our black and white picture postcard < and a nicely coloured picture postcard of our miniature town “Drielandenpunt” Germany. With in the background Arthur jr. next to "the Weigh House and the adjacent Cheese-Market". |
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Source: Aachener Volkszeitung 1968: "With the Miniature town, Mini city Dreiländerpunkt Aachen, has got a visitor attraction of which only a few can be found. And it is the Dutch architect Arthur A.M. Thuijs to thank for it. For four years Arthur A.M. Thuijs, with his wife and six children, worked at this visitors attraction in the Mini city Dreiländerpunkt. To date, 53 models of famous monuments from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Mention remains, that Arthur A.M. Thuijs of his six children has been actively supports. They have all their certain task. Very soon they can collect their earnings, because the Ministadt Dreiländerpunkt will become without a doubt a favourite place to visit", wrote the German news paper. |
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