The Waste to Wonder Park is the latest attraction in the list of tourist places in Delhi. It has replicas of Seven Wonders of the World, and it is a very unique theme park in the world. The idea derived for this park is from Kota’s Seven Wonders Park after it was featured in the Bollywood movie “Badrinath ki Dulhania”.
YouTube Video also shared below of Waste to Wonder Park Delhi.
Waste to Wonder Park location
Park located in South Delhi, at the edges of the Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van, Mahatma Gandhi Marg. It was inaugurated at 21-Feb, 2019 by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The structures built by 150 tons of scrap from the MCD’s scrap yards, which includes automobile parts like the handle, chain sprockets, cable wire, metal from rods, iron sheets of Trucks, nuts and bolts, broken metal utensils and pipes. It is really worth visiting the place at least once with family.
Soon after the park opens, couples start taking a romantic selfie at the Eiffel tower replica. Along with the families visiting the park to click photos in front of other Wonders of The World Replicas.
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) used wind and solar energy to light up the park. A visit to Waste to Wonder Park is a must to understand that something created from scrap materials can look so real. I visited this park and as per my opinion, the best time to visit here is after sunset, because the structure looks so amazing in lighting.
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Interesting Facts about Waste to Wonder Park
- World’s 1st theme park with all the seven wonders replicated using waste metal products.
- The Park has replicas of the Taj Mahal (India), Eiffel Tower (France), Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy), Statue of Liberty (USA), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil), Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt), Colosseum (Italy). These are also described below in detail.
- The idea of Waste to Wonder Park is inspired by Kota’s 7 Wonders Park in Rajasthan.
- About 150 tons of industrial, waste auto parts, a Cycle chain, Car engines, Truck spring, Petrol tanks, and other waste was used.
- The cost of the project is 7,50,00,000 Rupees (7.5 crores or 75 million)
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Seven Wonders of the World at Waste to Wonder Park Delhi
TAJ MAHAL
Place: AGRA, INDIA
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, a Persian princess who died on 17 June that year, giving birth to their 14th child. It also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.
Address: Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001
Construction started: 1631
Height: 73 m
Architects: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa
GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
Place: GIZA, EGYPT
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering present-day El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
Located in: Giza Necropolis
Address: Al Haram, Nazlet El-Semman, Al Giza Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Height: 139 m
Constructed: c. 2580–2560 BC (4th dynasty)
Architect: Hemiunu
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COLOSSEUM
Place: ROME, ITALY
The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine limestone, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and held 50,000 spectators.
Address: Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Construction started: 70 AD
Height: 48 m
Architect: Vespasian
CHRIST THE REDEEMER
Place: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
Address: Parque Nacional da Tijuca – Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil
Height: 38 m
Construction started: 4 April 1922
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Place: NEW YORK, USA
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York, in the United States.
Artist: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Address: New York, NY 10004, United States
Height: 93 m
Architects: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Gustave Eiffel, Richard Morris Hunt
EIFFEL TOWER
Place: PARIS, FRANCE
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Located in: Champ de Mars
Address: Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France
Height: 300 m, 324 m to tip
Construction started: 28 January 1887
Architects: Stephen Sauvestre, Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier
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LEANING TOWER OF PISA
Place: PISA, ITALY
The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation.
Located in: Piazza del Duomo
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI, Italy
Height: 57 m
Construction started: 9 August 1173
Things to Do at Waste of Wonder Park
- The Waste to Wonder Park is an excellent place for photography and taking selfies in front of the world-renowned monuments.
- The Park is an extremely good place for family and friends outings
- Ideal place for sightseeing and picnics for school children.
How to Reach Waste to Wonder Park
Waste to Wonder Park is located at the edges of the Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van, near Sarai Kale Khan and is easily accessible from all parts of Delhi. Many of the visitors prefer to drive down to the park while others avail the local buses to leads to Sarai Kale Khan Bus Stop.
The Nizammudin Metro station on the Pink Line is within a walking distance from the park making it convenient for people.
Best Time to Visit Waste to Wonder Park
The evening is deemed to be the best time to enter the park as the weather is cool and the entire park lights up to make it doubly attractive.
Waste to Wonder Park timing
10am to 10pm
(Monday Closed)
Average Visit Duration
30-45 minutes
Waste to Wonder Park ticket price
Entry Fee Based on Your Age
Waste to Wonder Park Delhi – YouTube Video
Video also shared below about Seven Wonder of the World in Delhi.
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Tips
- It is advisable to visit the park on weekdays as weekends happen to be excessively crowded
- An additional parking fee is charged by the authorities so better is to go by Delhi Metro.
Conclusions: This Park has Structures made by only Waste Material Products. We must visit there at least once with family & friends. Children will enjoy it there like a picnic spot.
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