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Miniature City Rising From Its Map

A street map of a city with a photoreal miniature of the same city rising from it, landmarks first; the city, three landmarks and transport are editable.

Made for Nano BananaIllustration & ArtRevision 5

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City name

The city printed on the map and rebuilt in miniature above it — it fills both holes, so one clearly recognisable name like Lisbon works best

Landmark 1

The landmark that anchors the skyline — the one silhouette a stranger could name the city from, placed tallest in the diorama

Landmark 2

A second landmark at a different scale — a bridge or a waterfront hall keeps the model from becoming a row of towers

Landmark 3

A smaller street-level landmark — a market hall, a clock tower, something that reads as lived-in beside the famous two

Your prompt

A street-style map of placed on a {MAP_SURFACE}, with a photorealistic miniature version of emerging from it ,,, , , ,and EXTRA_DETAIL.All elements grow from the map like a 3D urban diorama. Studio soft lighting, cinematic depth, 2:3 format

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When to use it

Use when you want a travel or city-branding visual that says one place at a glance through its map and its skyline.

How to get the best result

  • Pick the city once; the same name draws the map and the miniature above it, so choose one known by its skyline.
  • Order the landmarks by scale, skyline anchor first and street-level building last, so the diorama is not just towers.
  • Under the advanced toggle, add a nature element, a bit of street life and a vehicle; the growth from the map is fixed.

Watch-outs

  • Landmark controls are not tied to the city; a Tokyo map with the Taj Mahal on it renders fine, so match them by hand.
  • The 2:3 format wording in the prompt does not set the output size; pick a 2:3 portrait ratio in the generator to match.

Source and attribution

License
CC-BY-4.0
Example cases by
Duet | AI

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