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The 'home' of the Eden Project is a dramatic global garden, the size of 30 football pitches, based in the natural theatre of a china clay pit overlooking St Austell Bay in Cornwall.
The f75 million project will, by virtue of the nature and delivery of its message, its scale and unique setting, become a visitor attraction of international stature. The full opening will be in Spring 2001 but a limited number of visitors will be able to see how the project is developing from Spring 2000.
In 2001 the Eden Project will present a breathtaking scene,the world in microcosm - a cultural melting pot of global plants, both wild and cultivated. The 60 metre deep crater will contain thousands of important and beautiful plants from our own temperate zone, the humid tropics and the warm temperate regions of the world. The two latter climatic zones will be housed in giant conservatories known as biomes. The grounds will also contain classrooms, exhibition and conference facilities and assorted catering and retail facilities.
The landscaped grounds will cover 12 hectares wrapped around a central lake displaying and interpreting plants from our own temperate climate,telling the stories of the crops that have changed our world.
Curved around the south facing wall of the pit will be the remarkable Humid Tropic Biome; big enough to house The Tower of London, it will contain plants from Amazonia, West Africa, Malaysia and Oceania. From rubber to cocoa and from vanilla orchids to bamboo. Imagine the scale of this place, where teak and mahogany will have enough room to reach their full potential and where you will be able to experience some of the world's most dramatic tropical flora without having to leave the UK.
The Warm Temperate Biome will transport you to California, Southern Africa and the Mediterranean where you will find orange groves, olives, grapevines and hundreds of colourful flowers. Productive plants and natural beauty all under one roof.
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