Window of the World

The Window of the World (Chinese: 世界之窗; pinyin: Shìjiè zhī Chuāng; Jyutping: sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1) is a theme park located in the western part of the city of Shenzhen in the People's Republic of China. It has about 130 reproductions of some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world squeezed into 48 hectares (118 acres). The 108 metre (354 ft) tall Eiffel Tower dominates the skyline and the sight of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal all in proximity to each other are all part of the appeal of this theme park. As of 2025, Window of the World is visited by more than 3.25 million tourists per year. Transportation The Window of the World Station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the Shenzhen Metro is located directly in front of the park. The Happy Line monorail has a stop near Window of the World. Monorail and open cars runs inside the park. In media The film The World by Jia Zhangke is based entirely in the park and portrays a love story of multiple performers. In his autobiographical graphic novel Shenzhen, Guy Delisle visits the park with a Chinese acquaintance. The Park was a destination of The Amazing Race 28. List of major attractions in the Window of the World The park includes 130 scale landmarks from around the globe from a variety of historical eras and continents. Europe The Matterhorn and the Alps between the Valais canton of Switzerland and the Aosta Valley region of Italy The gloriette in the gardens at Schönbrunn Palace and the Johann Strauss monument at Stadtpark of Vienna, Austria The Lion's Mound near Waterloo, Belgium The Little Mermaid statue of Copenhagen, Denmark France The Tianducheng (A replica of France's Eiffel Tower), Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Pyramid, Notre Dame cathedral, Grande Arche, Fountain of Warsaw, and Fontaine de l'Observatoire in Paris, Île-de-France The Palace of Versailles near the town of Versailles, Île-de-France Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy The Pont du Gard aqueduct of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Occitania The Tianducheng Germany The Cologne cathedral of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Neuschwanstein Castle of Hohenschwangau, Bavaria Greece The Acropolis of Athens, Attica The Lion Gate at Mycenae of Mykines, Argolis Italy The Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, Palazzo Poli, Trajan's Column, and Spanish Steps of Rome, Lazio Canals and St. Mark's Square of Venice, Veneto The Leaning Tower and cathedral of Pisa, Tuscany The Piazza della Signoria of Florence, Tuscany The windmills and tulips of the Netherlands Russia The Kremlin's wall and clock towers including Lenin's Mausoleum and Saint Basil's Cathedral of Moscow, Central Federal District Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District Kizhi Pogost near Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia Spain The Alcázar of Segovia of Segovia, Castile and León The Court of the Lions at the Alhambra complex, in Granada, Andalusia The Park Güell, in Barcelona, Catalonia United Kingdom The Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge of London, England Stonehenge, near Salisbury, England The Uffington White Horse of Oxfordshire, England Asia A waterside village of Southeast Asia Angkor Wat of Siem Reap, Cambodia The paifang at Yonghe Temple of Beijing, China India The Taj Mahal of Agra, Uttar Pradesh The Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh The Mahabodhi Temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar The Suryakunda at the Sun Temple of Modhera, Gujarat The Bhaja Caves of Pune, Maharashtra The Karla Caves of Karli, Maharashtra Borobudur of Magelang Regency, Indonesia Iran Persepolis of Marvdasht, Fars province Hakim Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan province Iraq The Ishtar Gate of Babylon, Babil Governorate The minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra of Samarra, Saladin Governorate Japan Mount Fuji Tokyo Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture The Katsura Imperial Villa of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Himeji Castle of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture The torii at Itsukushima Shrine of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture Hōryū-ji of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture The Kuwait Towers of Kuwait City, Kuwait Wat Xieng Thong of Luang Prabang, Laos The Kek Lok Si Temple of Air Itam, Malaysia The Shwedagon Zedi Daw of Yangon, Myanmar The stupa at Swoyambhunath of Kathmandu, Nepal Potongmun of Pyongyang, North Korea The Merlion statue of Merlion Park, Singapore Gyeongbok Palace of Seoul, South Korea The Ruwanwelisaya of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (Mislabeled as the neighboring Jetavanaramaya) The Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) at the Grand Palace of Bangkok, Thailand Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, Turkey The One Pillar Pagoda of Hanoi, Vietnam Oceania Australia The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge of Sydney, New South Wales Uluru (Ayers Rock) of Northern Territory Captain James Cook Memorial water jet of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory New Zealand The dwelling houses, wharenui, and tekoteko of the Māori people Botanical gardens and Moeraki Boulders Africa The round hut and mud brick style buildings of the continent Egypt The Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, Cairo Governorate The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate The Temple of Edfu's entry gate of Edfu, Aswan Governorate The Lighthouse of Alexandria Kenya The tusk archways of Mombasa, Mombasa County Maasai Mara National Reserve national park in Narok County North and South America region Niagara Falls between Canada and the United States The totem poles and longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast Brazil Mount Corcovado with Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro The National Congress of Brazil of Brasília, Federal District The Amazon rainforest The Moai Statues of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile Mexico Chichen Itza's El Castillo of Tinúm, Yucatán The Temple of the Morning Star with Toltec Warrior Telamons of Tula de Allende, Hidalgo (state) An Olmec colossal head Peru The linear drawings of Nazca Machu Picchu, of Machupicchu District, Urubamba Province United States The Mount Rushmore National Memorial of Keystone, South Dakota The skyscrapers of Manhattan and Statue of Liberty of New York City, New York The United States Capitol, White House, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, and Jefferson Memorial of Washington, D.C. The Grand Canyon of Arizona The volcanoes of Hawaii Venezuela Angel Falls of Canaima National Park, Bolívar The torrential flash floods of Vargas Other regions Asia-style Street Islamic Street Church of Europe-Style Street The Square of the Atmosphere Garden of World Sculptures See also List of parks in Shenzhen Beijing World Park Grand World Scenic Park Tianducheng Hallstatt (China) References External links Window of the World Web site Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Chinese) Window of the World Overview & Tips Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine And Find Top Attractions in Shenzhen Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Sant Leelavilas: Window of the World, Shenzhen, YouTube, 15 February 2015