Eden Project, Cornwall, UK, South England

The Eden Project is one of the numerous visited tourist destinations in Cornwall and one of the most beautiful manmade forests in the UK. The Eden Project is built on the natural terrain of Cornwall, and the project was started in the year 1995 and opened in the year 2005. Since then, millions of visitors have been visiting this outstanding place in Cornwall.​

The Eden project consists of two huge domes, Shops, a kitchen, a Core café and some adventure activities. These built forms on the site cover a very small area, but most of the site is very open and covered with landscape and flower beds.  

Interconnected domes in two sets are the place for many national and international plant species which are existing in around the world. In these domes, there is an exhibition of Mediterranean climate houses, sculptures and many other things. 

The Eden Project has a huge parking space, which is just outside the project. From the parking, you can access this beautiful site in just 5-10 minutes.  At the beginning of the project, they have the Eden Project shops where you can buy tickets and many products of the Eden Project. The shop area is very huge, and in those shops, there are many handcrafted bags and natural and herbal products of the Eden project available for sale.

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The Eden project site is located on the contour of the hill, so the entire site has different levels in different areas. From the parking, walked toward the ticket counter, the walkway to shops passing through flower beds and grass mountains, and these kinds of pathways are there in the whole Eden project. The rest of the part and all domes in the Eden project are located downhill, so you must walk down the pathway, but most of the pathways on the site are very smooth and barrier-free. Alongside the pathways, there are many wooden sculptures of animals placed, and these sculptures are very attractive.

The Eden project site is located on the contour of the hill, so the entire site has different levels in different areas. From the parking, walked toward the ticket counter, the walkway to shops passing through flower beds and grass mountains, and these kinds of pathways are there in the whole Eden Project. The rest of the part and all domes in the Eden project are located downhill, so you must walk down the pathway, but most of the pathways on the site are very smooth and barrier-free. Alongside the pathways, there are many wooden sculptures of animals placed, and these sculptures are very attractive.

The Rainforest Biome Dome

The First Biome dome, called the Rainforest Biome Dome, which is the biggest dome on the site, this dome is spread over 1.5 hectares of land and is dimensionally (50h x 100w x 200l) metres. In this series of domes, they exhibit the plant and shrub species of Tropicana countries like Tropical Islands, most of the species are from Southeast Asia, West Africa and Tropical South America. 

The internal space of the Biome is connected with a narrow pathway, and the rest of the area is full of vegetation. The pathway goes through different areas, levels and under bridges. most of the area is on a hill slope, so in some parts of the Biomes, wheelchairs may not access the site completely. The Rainforest Biome dome has many canopy walkways, one waterfall and a hanging viewing deck. The amazing Hanged viewing deck is accessible via the Hanged staircase, and this viewing deck is the highest point in the dome. And I think this was my best experience at the Eden Project.

The Mediterranean Biome Dome

The Second biome dome is called the Mediterranean Biome, and it is spread in 0.654 ha of land in the site. The dimensions are 35 m (115 ft) high, 65 m (213 ft) wide, and 135 m (443 ft). This biome dome is smaller than the rainforest dome, but the structure’s details are the same as the rainforest biome. 

The Mediterranean biome consists of many sculptures, plants, stalls and many Mediterranean culture-related articles which are placed in different locations in the domes. The biome dome has internal pathways which are going through different levels and areas of the dome. The main part is very sculptural. The Mediterranean biome also has a large collection of small shrubs and flower plants. The domes have very few tall trees, and the rest of the biome area looks very simple and elegant.   

Invisible Worlds / Core Cafe 

After the biome domes, another attraction at the Eden Project is the invisible world. This part of the project is just located beside the biome domes. The exhibition of the invisible world is not spread like a biome dome but is just enclosed in a small structure.

The invisible world is displaying many objects which are beyond the understanding of a normal human. When I saw this exposition, I could not understand the sculptures, portraits, paintings, and many science and psychology-related documents and articles. But this exhibition will create a great impact on you once you try to observe from a psychological perspective.

On the ground, there is a huge Infinitive Blue sculpture which breath out vapour rings, on first look, you will see the sculpture is very normal but the idea is, that the sculpture is dedicated to one of the bacteria called cyanobacteria, the same bacteria started producing oxygen three billion years ago on the earth. And because of these bacteria, today, we take a breath.

The ceramic sculpture is one of the biggest ceramic sculptures in the world, and most of the space occupied by this sculpture is in the invisible world. The rest of part of the building consists of many displays, like an ocean exhibition, the Seed sculpture in a dark space, the Lab and the human microbiome. The Invisible World has a Core café where you can enjoy vegan food and bakery items, and a soft children's play area. In some parts of the exhibition, they are showing an audio-video presentation.