Eden Project
| Eden Project | |
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Edenva | |
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Interactive map of the Eden Project area | |
General information | |
| Type | Multiple greenhouse complex |
Architectural style | Inspired by James T. Baldwin's Pillow Dome |
| Location | Cornwall, England |
| Coordinates | 50°21′43″N 4°44′41″W / 50.36194°N 4.74472°W |
Completed | May 2000 |
| Opened | 17 March 2001 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel frame and thermoplastic |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Grimshaw Architects |
Structural engineer | Anthony Hunt and Associates |
Services engineer | Arup |
The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England owned and operated by registered charity the Eden Trust. 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 (ETFE) inflated cells supported by geodesic tubular steel domes. The larger of the two biomes simulates a rainforest environment (and is one of the largest indoor rainforests in the world) and the second, a Mediterranean environment.
The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general; it also has many plants that provide an important and interesting backstory, for example, those with a prehistoric heritage.
Several other Eden Project locations have been proposed and planned in various locations around the world.