In Photos: A sneak peek into Delhi’s Wonders of the World Park
Updated: January 24, 2019 12:17:39 pm- 1 / 7
The idea for the proposed 'Wonders of the World' theme park near the Sarai Kale Khan Interstate Bus Terminus was born thanks to a Bollywood film, a top official of SDMC told PTI. "In Bollywood film 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania', Kota's Wonders of the World Park has been featured. We saw the scene and it triggered an idea. So, we sent a team to Kota to examine it, so as to replicate it," said South Delhi Municipal Commissioner Puneet Kumar Goel. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation is building the park at Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van and will be spread over five acres. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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The seven wonders are - Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy), Statue of Liberty (the US), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil), Colossuem (Italy) and Taj Mahal (India). (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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This park is similar to the one in Rajastan's Kota which is built on the banks of Kishore Sagar Lake, a popular tourist destination. However, the replicas at the park there are not made of waste. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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South Delhi Municipal Commissioner Puneet Kumar Goel told PTI that the idea was coceived after watching Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania which featured Kota's Wonders of the World Park. Goel then sent a team to examine it as they wanted to replicate it here in Delhi. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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About 90 tonne of industrial and other kinds of waste has been used for this waste-to-art project which is likely to be completed by this month. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
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However, the original idea was to get the replica of the seven wonders of the world, built with "brick and mortar. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)