diorama
noun
di·ora·ma
ˌdī-ə-ˈra-mə 
-ˈrä-
-ˈrä-
1
: a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
2
a
: a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background
b
: a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background
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At the end, a giant Rodrigo picks up the hospital as the camera pans out to reveal that the hospital is a diorama and Rodrigo is in the process of moving.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Walking through Gotham City feels like playing with massive Lego sets inside an open-world diorama.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Nabokov’s voice is both inside and far outside the story, looking down on his diorama with outsize field glasses, like Orson Welles as a narrator.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
In the Carolinas’ room, the focal point is the museum’s decades-old diorama upgraded with the virtual experience.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Walking through Gotham City feels like playing with massive Lego sets inside an open-world diorama.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Nabokov’s voice is both inside and far outside the story, looking down on his diorama with outsize field glasses, like Orson Welles as a narrator.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
In the Carolinas’ room, the focal point is the museum’s decades-old diorama upgraded with the virtual experience.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Diorama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diorama. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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