The Eden Project in Cornwall
Saturday, 12 April 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien General , Museums, Exhibitions , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Eden Project gardens and Humid Tropical Biome © geograph.org.uk – David Dixon/cc-by-sa-2.0
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The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in
Cornwall . Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed
Kaolinite pit , located 1.25 mi (2 kilometres) from the town of
St Blazey and 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the larger town of
St Austell .
The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.
Eden Project gardens and Humid Tropical Biome © geograph.org.uk - David Dixon/cc-by-sa-2.0
The project was conceived by
Tim Smit and designed by architect
Nicholas Grimshaw and engineering firm Anthony Hunt and Associates.
Davis Langdon carried out the project management,
Sir Robert McAlpine and
Alfred McAlpine did the construction. Land use consultants led the masterplan and landscape design. The project took 2½ years to construct and opened to the public on 17 March 2001.
Once into the attraction, there is a meandering path with views of the two biomes, planted landscapes, including vegetable gardens, and sculptures that include a giant bee and towering robot created from old electrical appliances.
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