Based on the movie version of the castle, artist Patrick “The Matchmaker” Acton spent nearly three years building his own model of the infamous School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The magnificent model was on display at the Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook, IA until 2006, when it was moved to Majorca, Spain to commemorate the opening of “The House of Katmandu.” (Take a look! It’s amazing!)
Acton has built around 60 matchstick models since 1977, but Hogwarts is by far his largest, containing over 602,000 sticks held together with 15 gallons of wood glue! His other creations include the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek, the United States Capitol building, and the city Minas Tirith from The Lord of the Rings. Check out Acton’s website for more of his beautiful matchstick creations.
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