A tokyo art student named Wataru Itou created this breathless piece. It is titled 海の上のお城 (Umi no Ue no Oshiro/A Castle on the Ocean) and took a duration of 4 years to complete this incredible paper crafted castle. At the moment as far as i know it is being exhibited at Uminohotaru, in Japan (Oooh, how i would love to go so much) As if the structure wasn’t perfect enough on it’s own, Itou also added fully functional lights and a running train throughout the the system map. I can’t even begin to describe how awesome this is, all i can say is that this guy not only has talent but probably alot of patience by looking at the detail of the castle. I think why i like this piece so much is because it has such a fairy tale, dreamlike theme, it looks very elegant and has so much detail in it. The lights also add that extra touch and is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Special thanks to Tom Hughs that showed me the website where i found this incredible piece 
(It’s totally awesome) http://www.paperforest.blogspot.com/
If you would like more pictures of the piece check out: http://www.dailyartpress.com/2009/06/castle-on-ocean-by-wataru-itou.html
It goes to show how effective lighting can be, a little light can go a long way.
The lighting is very effective in making the piece seem more realistic but there is some amount of craft and determination in making something like this. It’s breathtaking