2017

SX0454 : Eden Project

taken 7 years ago, near to Trethurgy, Cornwall, England

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Eden Project
Eden Project
Part of the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project serving as a backdrop to some outdoor planting.
Eden Project

The Eden Project was conceived in the mid 1990s by local record producer Tim Smit as an educational facility, by showcasing plants used for food and medicinal purposes.
Work on the site started in 1998 with the project officially opening to the public on 17 March 2001.

Utilising a recently decommissioned former china clay pit, the centrepiece consists of two large greenhouses, to create Biomes climatically controlled to provide conditions for Mediterranean and rainforest plants respectively. These are entered by a connecting entrance area. Also in the site is an educational centre and art gallery called The Core (opened in 2005), a stage (hosting an annual music festival among other events) and a large visitors’ centre. The whole area is landscaped with further planting. All soil both inside and outside the Biomes was made for the Project, that in the Biomes from composted bark and that in the landscaping from recycled domestic green waste.

It is one of the top visitor attractions in Cornwall, attracting around a million visitors each year.


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Geographical Context: Educational sites Near: St Austell Place: Eden Project other tags: Rainforest Biome Geodesic Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rainforest Biome [37] · Part of the Rainforest Biome [11] Title Clusters: · Eden Project [24] ·
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SX0454, 339 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 11 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 January, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 048 549 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:21.7099N 4:44.7326W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 048 549
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