Here are answers to the commonly asked questions about Dioramas.

• What is a diorama? Well, bit of an open question there but generally it is considered to be a miniature scene. It could be a real scene like nature, or a made up scene.
• Who created the diorama? Well, not exactly easy to say but typically the first dioramas in their modern definition were made by a man named Gottstein who created diorams of famous scenes in british history in the 1930's. I have more about this and the history of dioramas here
• The Word Diorama: The actual word was coined by Daugerre in 1822. He was famous for creating the Daugerrotype process of photography.
• How big is a diorama? - Well, it can be any size at all. Common dioramas are table top sized.

Japanese Castle Dioramas Here are pictures of two very elaborate dioramas of castles in Japan. I took these pictures while on a trip to Japan. Japanese Castle Dioramas

Diorama of a Dream A web visitor (John) had a dream and decided to build a diorama to show the dream. Pretty cool and this diorama definitely has a dream-like quality about it. Check it out here