European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Airlines from All Over the world Are represented at the miniature municipal Airport of Maduro am in the  s tiny town above visitors gather around the old administrative Center of the Hague where soldiers on horseback Are on Parade. At right a woman Peers through the windows of some of Maduro am s shops. Text and photos by Jim Derheim staff photographer watch your feet. Otherwise you might trample a 747 jumbo Jet. That s How it goes in the Netherlands when you re a giant in the scaled Down City of wonders called Maduro am right in the heart of the Hague. Situated in a natural Basin Maduro am is a bustling dutch City made of parts of Many cities a the Hague Amsterdam Haarlem and Many others. Famous buildings from such cities have been miniaturized and transplanted to Maduro am. A visitor who could t afford the guilders to see the inside of the St. Jan Basilica in Bois Leduc for instance can peer through the windows a Only an Inch tall a of a Maduro am Model or grasp its Steeple while posing for a snapshot that will be duplicated a Hundred times that Day. Some 50,000 lights bring the buildings to life As the Sun sets on the polders. The City spreads out Over 18,000 Square meters and is built to painstaking 1 /25 scale. The City has its own Airport and Harbor. There Are cathedrals and palaces shops and Homes factories and farms. There Are highways and canals and rail lines. The Complex is crisscrossed with two Miles of walkways. Maduro am which opened in 1952, actually is a memorial to a Young dutch Soldier of world War ii George Maduro. It was built by his parents. And right now while you sit in your living room wondering what to do this coming weekend there Are 20,000 Flowers Blooming in the famous Fields around Maduro am. So there you have it. In a nutshell a which would be perfect hot tub size for one of Maduro am s citizens. If you re travelling to the Hague by car simply follow the centrum signs toward the Center of town and you la find signs directing you to Maduro am. Admission prices begin at 9.50 guilders $5 for adults with lower rates for children. There is ample parking and a restaurant and gift shop