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The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. 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 biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal ethylene tetrafluoro…
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. 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 biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal ethylene tetrafluoroethylene inflated cells supported by geodesic tubular steel domes. The larger of the two biomes simulates a rainforest environment and the second, a Mediterranean environment.
  • Architectural style: Inspired by James T. Baldwin's Pillow Dome
  • Location: Cornwall, England
  • Completed: May 2000
  • Opened: 17 March 2001
  • Structural system: Steel frame and thermoplastic
  • Architect(s): Grimshaw Architects
  • Structural engineer: Anthony Hunt and Associates
Data from: en.wikipedia.org