Mini Moscow Model Gets A Little Bigger

This is the "Layout Of Moscow," a scale model of the Russian metropolis in the city’s VDNKh exhibition center.

The miniature city was first opened to the public in September 2017.

But since the beginning of October, the 1:400 scale city has been closed for reconstruction.

A worker adjusts a tiny representation of the massive Cathedral of Christ the Savior on October 29.

The exhibition will reopen on November 1 with around 1,000 new buildings represented.

The Red Gate Building -- one of seven Stalinist architecture skyscrapers in the capital city -- is one of more than 20,000 real-life Moscow buildings in the miniature city.

Once reopened, the model will feature some of Moscow’s less central landmarks, including the Catherine Palace and the Donskoi Monastery.

The model has a lighting system that imitates dusk, night, and day in the capital.

The building that houses the model city. The state-funded exhibit is free to enter, but Russian media has not reported the cost of the current reconstruction.

The wind-ruffled Moskva River was created with clear glue poured onto a plexiglass base.

Once the Lilliputian city reopens, it will measure 429 square meters -- nearly the size of a basketball court.

The organizers appear to have further plans to expand. A website dedicated to the mini city claims that by 2020 the metropolis will more than double in size to some 945 m2.