Window of the World

Window of the World
The Window of the World 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.
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
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
Europe region
The Matterhorn and the Alps between the Valais canton of and the Aosta Valley region of
The gloriette in the gardens at Schönbrunn Palace and the Johann Strauss monument at Stadtpark of Vienna,
The Lion's Mound near Waterloo,
The Little Mermaid statue of Copenhagen,
The 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, Languedoc-Roussillon
The Cologne cathedral of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Neuschwanstein Castle of Hohenschwangau, Bavaria
The Acropolis of Athens, Attica
The Lion Gate at Mycenae of Mykines, Argolis
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
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
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
The Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge of London, England
Stonehenge, near Salisbury, England
The Uffington White Horse of Oxfordshire, England
Asia region
A waterside village of Southeast Asia
Angkor Wat of Siem Reap
The paifang at Yonghe Temple of Beijing,
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,
Persepolis of Marvdasht, Fars Province
Hakim Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan Province
The Ishtar Gate of Babylon, Babil Governorate
The minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra of Samarra, Saladin Governorate
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,
Wat Xieng Thong of Luang Prabang,
The Kek Lok Si Temple of Air Itam,
The Shwedagon Zedi Daw of Yangon,
The stupa at Swoyambhunath of Kathmandu,
Potongmun of Pyongyang,
The Merlion statue of Merlion Park,
Gyeongbok Palace of Seoul,
The Ruwanwelisaya of Anuradhapura, (Mislabeled as the neighboring Jetavanaramaya)
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) at the Grand Palace of Bangkok,
Hagia Sophia of Istanbul,
The One Pillar Pagoda of Hanoi,
Oceania region
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
The dwelling houses, wharenui, and tekoteko of the Māori people
Botanical gardens and Moeraki Boulders
Africa region
The round hut and mud brick style buildings of the continent
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
The tusk archways of Mombasa, Mombasa County
Maasai Mara National Reserve national park in Narok County
North and South America region
Niagara Falls between and the
The totem poles and longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Mount Corcovado with Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
The National Congress of Brazil of Brasilia, Federal District
The Amazon rainforest
The Moai Statues of Easter Island (Rapa Nui),
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
The linear drawings of Nazca
Machu Picchu, of Machupicchu District, Urubamba Province
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial of Keystone, South Dakota
The skyscrapers of the 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
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
Window of the World Overview & Tips And Find Top Attractions in Shenzhen
Sant Leelavilas: Window of the World, Shenzhen, YouTube, 15 February 2015
Amusement parks in Shenzhen
Miniature parks
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
1993 establishments in China
Replicas and derivatives of the Eiffel Tower
Amusement parks opened in 1993
Replica constructions in China
Hagia Sophia
Colosseum
Uluru