The Best of: The Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall, UK

Built on the site of a disused china clay pit, the Eden Project includes two biomes, planted landscapes, including vegetable gardens, and sculptures that include a giant bee and towering robot called RSA WEEE Man created from old electrical appliances.

It includes the world's largest greenhouse and inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. It is located just 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) from the town of St Blazey and 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall.

The complex is dominated by two enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house plant species from around the world. Each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.

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