Eden Project

The Eden Project was established as one of the landmark Millennium projects in the UK to mark the year 2000 and is structured as an educational charitable trust. It's also regarded to be the 8th wonder of the world. There are more than 130 thousand plants of 4500 species from different part of the world living under the glass ceiling.

　The new Eden is build in a worded out 50m deep mining area, covering a area of about 35 football pitches. Located at about 270 miles west of London Eden Project opened fully to the public on March 2001, totally cost 87 million pounds.

　Eden is famous for its dramatic hexagonal windows, making the building a series of honeycombs. Now, Eden Project has build three combs of different climate, including cool part, warm part and moist tropical.

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　“伊甸園”計劃是英國千禧年計劃的標誌性工程,具有極大的科學和教育意義。“伊甸園”是全世界的溫室建築,是植物的天堂,裏面有來自世界各地4500種13萬棵以上的植物。被稱贊為世界第八大奇跡。

　“伊甸園”建築在壹座50米深的廢棄礦坑裏,總面積相當於35個足球場。“伊甸園”的建造至今耗費了8700 萬英鎊,它坐落在倫敦以西270英裏的康沃爾郡,在2001年3月向公眾開放。

　它聞名於世的玻璃天蓬采用了蜂窩狀的結構建造,奇妙而堅固。溫室內常年恒溫在35攝氏度,再加上瀑布和灌溉系統保持植物常年濕潤,這裏雨林樹木每年都會躥高4米。“伊甸園”現在建有三個氣候館,包括涼爽氣候館,溫暖氣候館和潮濕熱帶館。