Window of the World

place	Shenzhen , PR China
opening	1993
Visitors	3.25 million (2013)
surface	48 hectares
Website	www.szwwco.com
Window of the World Location of the park

Coordinates: 22 ° 32 ′ 15 "  N , 113 ° 58 ′ 11"  E

Window of the World (German Window to the World , Chinese  世界之窗 , Pinyin Shìjiè zhī Chuāng ) is a miniature park in the western part of the city of Shenzhen in the People's Republic of China. It has around 130 reproductions of some of the world's most famous tourist attractions in a narrow 48 hectare area. A 108-meter-high replica of the Eiffel Tower dominates the theme park and the sight of the Pyramids of Giza and the Taj Mahal in close proximity to each other make the theme park even more attractive. The park is owned by the Chinese government operated China Travel Service , Hong Kong 51% and Overseas Chinese Town Limited 49%.

Transport links

Window of the World Station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the Shenzhen Metro is right in front of the park. The Happy Line Monorail has a nearby stop at Window of the World. Open cars drive inside the park.

List of essential attractions and scale

From the Europe region

• France
  • Eiffel Tower 1: 3
  • Triumphal arch
  • Glass pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre
  • Notre Dame and the fountains of the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris
  • Palace of Versailles
  • The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey in Normandy
  • The Pont du Gard aquaduct from Vers-Pont-du-Gard

• Germany
  • Cologne cathedral
  • Neuschwanstein Castle

• Greece
  • The Acropolis (Athens) with Attica (landscape)

• Italy
  • The Colosseum , Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps of Rome
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cathedral 1:15
  • The Piazza della Signoria of Florence
  • Canals and St. Mark's Square of Venice

• Netherlands
  • Dutch landscape with windmills and tulips

• Russia
  • Moscow Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral
  • Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg

• Spain
  • Patio de los Leones (Courtyard of the Lions) of the Alhambra
  • Park Güell in Barcelona

• Switzerland
  • The Matterhorn

• United Kingdom
  • Palace of Westminster
  • Buckingham Palace
  • Tower bridge
  • Stonehenge at Salisbury

From the Asia region

• Japan
  • Itsukushima shrine
  • Shirasagi Castle, Himeji
  • Fuji (volcano)

• Wat Phra Kaeo Temple, Thailand
  

  Miniature of Borobudur

• Gyeongbokgung , South Korea

• India
  • Taj Mahal
  • Chaitya halls 1: 2
  • Modhera Sun Temple
  • Kandariya Mahadeva Temple 1:10
  • Mahabodhi Temple 1:15
  • Karli Caves 1: 2

• Borobudur , Indonesia

• Angkor Wat , Cambodia

• The Shwedagon Pagoda , Myanmar (Burma)

• Kuwait City water towers 1:15

• Merlion , Singapore

• Kek Lok Temple , Malaysia

• Swayambhunath , Nepal

• The One Pillar Pagoda , Vietnam

• Sri Lanka
  • Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
  • Jetavanaramaya

• Samarra minaret , Iraq

• Hagia Sophia , Turkey

From the Oceania region

• Homes of the Māori indigenous people of New Zealand

• Australia
  • Sydney Opera House ( Sydney Opera House )
  • Sydney Harbor Bridge (Sydney Harbor Bridge)
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock)

From the Africa region

• Egypt
  • Pyramids and the great Sphinx at Giza
  • Abu Simbel temples
  • Pharos of Alexandria
  • al-Hakim mosque

• Native African homes

• Kenya
  • The ivory gate
  • Safari park

Manhattan skyscrapers

From the America region

• United States
  • Disneyland Resort Park (Anaheim)
  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  • White House
  • New York City skyscrapers on Manhattan
  • statue of Liberty
  • Capitol (Washington)
  • Jefferson Memorial
  • Lincoln Memorial

• Mexico
  • Warrior statues
  • Olmec heads

Other:

• Mount Corcovado (Brazil)
• National Congress (Brazil)
• North American Indian totem pole
• Moai - Easter Island statues
• Nazca lines (scratches near Nazca)
• Niagara Falls

Panorama photo at the main entrance

reception

In his autobiographical graphic novel Shenzhen , Guy Delisle visits the park with a Chinese acquaintance.

See also

• Beijing World Park

Web links

Commons : Window of the World  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the park (English)
• Shenzhen Window of the World, Theme Park, Guangdong, China and Shenzhen Attractions on szcpost.com
• Sant Leelavilas: Window of the World, Shenzhen , YouTube from February 15, 2015