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Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale

Switzerland has been recreated in Minecraft Java Edition at a 1:1 scale, using open geodata from swisstopo. Every block is exactly one meter, and the landscape, glaciers, lakes, forests, and dam walls are all taken from the open data provided by swisstopo. The Matterhorn is accurately represented in its true height and steepness.

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