The seven wonders of the world have found a new home just about 100 metres away from the Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro Station in New Delhi.
The national capital is now host to a new eco-friendly park, home to replicas of the seven wonders of the world – Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Rome's Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
All the replicas of the iconic structures have been built by artists using scrap materials like automobile parts, drums, pipes and old iron benches over a period of 6 months.
“SDMC provided materials from scrapyards which are otherwise sold in auctions. Around 150 tonnes of waste was used to make the replicas.”SDMC official to Al Jazeera
The initiative which is a part of the Clean India project, will be lit up only using renewable energy like solar and wind power. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) plans to install a wind turbine and has already set up three solar trees at the park which can generate up to six kilowatt of power, reported The Times of India.
“We have also installed solar panels on the roof of the washroom constructed out of an old shipping container.”SDMC commissioner Puneet Goel to The Times of India
The height of the installations is between 25 feet to 70 feet, with the Eiffel Tower standing the tallest. Al Jazeera reported that the Rs 7.5 crore project was inspired by a Bollywood movie.
The part has been built on a two-hectare landfill site.
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