Residents of Kolkata will be now able to take a tour of the Taj Mahal, walk through the Great Wall of China and visit the Great Pyramids of Egypt in the city. Considered as one of the dream projects of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the replicas of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ is now open to people at Eco Park. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Visitors take selfies near a miniature replica of the Easter Island Statues of Chile. The maximum height of these statues are 7 metres and covers 700 sq metres of area. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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The miniature replica of Petra Jordan which is constructed across 640 sqm of area, has three mountains of 13 m each, based on the original structure. West Bengal’s Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) has set up the replicas of the Seven Wonders inside the 480 acre Eco park. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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Taj Mahal’s replica has a height of 4.25 m and an area of 22.5 X 22.5 square metre based on its original structure. There’s a replication of the Yamuna with two wooden bridges. Apart from The Taj Mahal (India), the Great Wall of China, Pyramids and the Sphinx (Egypt), Christ The Redeemer (Brazil), Easter Island Statue (Chile), Colosseum (Italy) and The Lost City of Petra (Jordan) have also been constructed for the visitors in the park. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)