Panoramic view of the geodesic biome domes at the Eden Project by Jürgen Matern licensed under the terms of the CC BY-SA 2.5
This week’s crazy building is the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.
These massive structures look a bit like clusters of giant soap bubbles, but they’re actually a type of architecture called geodesic domes. They’re made of huge hexagon- and pentagon-shaped plastic cells (much like a soccer ball) and supported by steel beams.
The domes are actually biomes, containing plants from a variety of environments. The tropical biome contains plants like bananas, coffee, rubber and bamboo, while the Mediterranean biome houses plants like olives and grapes. The outdoor gardens features tea, lavender, hops, sunflowers and more.
Visitors can walk through these environments and experience a little slice of another part of the globe…
…Or just admire the architectural oddity that surrounds it!
