The Eden Project is a large-scale environmental complex in Cornwall, UK. The project is located 2 km from the town of St. Blazey and 5 km from the larger town of St Austell.
domes that house plant species from around the world.
The domes are made out of hundreds of hexagons plus a few pentagons that interconnect the whole construction together; each of these is a transparent cushion made of tough plastic.
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The first dome emulates a tropical environment,
the second a warm temperate, Mediterranean environment.
the largest greenhouse in the world, covers 1.559 hectares and
measures 55 m high, 100 m wide and 200 m long. It is used for tropical plants, such as fruiting banana trees, coffee,rubber and giant bamboo, and is kept at a tropical temperature
planted landscapes, including vegetable gardens, and sculptures that include a giant bee and towering robot called RSA WEEE Man created from old electrical appliances.