# Window of the World > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Window_of_the_World > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Window_of_the_World.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_of_the_World > Source revision: 1353057476 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Theme park in Shenzhen}} {{One source|date=January 2025}} {{for-multi|the theme park in Changsha|Window of the World (Changsha)|the restaurant in New York City's World Trade Center|Windows on the World|the Dionne Warwick album|The Windows of the World}} {{Infobox amusement park | name = Window of the World | image =WINDOWS OF THE WORLD SHENZHEN (13).jpg | caption = Window of the World entrance | resort = | location = Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | location2 = | location3 = | coordinates = {{coord|22|32|15.05|N|113|58|11.12|E|source:enwiki-plaintext-parser_type:landmark|display=it}} | theme = World landmarks | homepage = | owner = {{ubl|[China Travel Service (Hong Kong)](/source/China_Travel_Service_(Hong_Kong)) (51%)|[Overseas Chinese Town](/source/Overseas_Chinese_Town_Limited) (49%)}} | general_manager = | operator = | opening_date = {{Start date|df=y|1993}} | closing_date = | previous_names = | season = | visitors = | area = | rides = | coasters = | water_rides = | slogan = | status = | footnotes = }} thumb|Window of the World entrance The '''Window of the World''' ({{lang-zh|s=世界之窗|t=世界之窗|p=Shìjiè zhī Chuāng|j=sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1}}) is a [theme park](/source/theme_park) located in the western part of the city of [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen) in the People's Republic of [China](/source/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](/source/Eiffel_Tower) dominates the skyline and the sight of the [Pyramids](/source/Egyptian_pyramids) and the [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal) all in proximity to each other are all part of the appeal of this theme park. As of 2025, Window of the World is visited by more than 3.25 million [tourists](/source/Tourism_in_China) per year.{{Reference page|page=167}} ==Transportation== The [Window of the World Station](/source/Window_of_the_World_Station) on [Line 1](/source/Line_1%2C_Shenzhen_Metro) and [Line 2](/source/Line_2%2C_Shenzhen_Metro) of the [Shenzhen Metro](/source/Shenzhen_Metro) is located directly in front of the park. The [Happy Line](/source/Happy_Line) monorail has a stop near Window of the World. [Monorail](/source/Window_of_the_World_Monorail) and open cars runs inside the park. ==In media== The film [The World](/source/The_World_(film)) by [Jia Zhangke](/source/Jia_Zhangke) is based entirely in the park and portrays a love story of multiple performers. In his autobiographical graphic novel ''[Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen_(comic))'', [Guy Delisle](/source/Guy_Delisle) visits the park with a Chinese acquaintance. The Park was a destination of [The Amazing Race 28](/source/The_Amazing_Race_28). ==List of major attractions in the Window of the World== [[File:Eiffel Tower at Window of the World, Shenzhen 077.jpg|thumb|One-third scale replica of the [Eiffel Tower](/source/Eiffel_Tower)]]The park includes 130 scale landmarks from around the globe from a variety of historical eras and continents.{{Cite book |last=Lin |first=Zhongjie |title=Constructing Utopias: China's New Town Movement in the 21st Century |date=2025 |publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |isbn=978-0-19-779330-5 |location=New York, NY}}{{Reference page|page=167}} ===Europe=== * The [Matterhorn](/source/Matterhorn){{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=61cNNCBimIkC | title=The Urban Code of China |page=115| publisher=[Walter de Gruyter](/source/Walter_de_Gruyter) | author=Hassenpflug, Dieter | year=2012 | isbn=978-3034612067 |quote=The 'Window of the World' in Shenzhen [...] imitations of Matterhorn and Fujiyama}} and the [Alps](/source/Alps) between the [Valais](/source/Valais) canton of Switzerland and the [Aosta Valley](/source/Aosta_Valley) region of Italy * The [gloriette](/source/gloriette) in the gardens at [Schönbrunn Palace](/source/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace) and the [Johann Strauss](/source/Johann_Strauss_II) monument at [Stadtpark](/source/Stadtpark%2C_Vienna) of [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria * The [Lion's Mound](/source/Lion's_Mound) near [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo%2C_Belgium), Belgium * [The Little Mermaid](/source/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)) statue of [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark * {{FRA}} ** The [Tianducheng](/source/Tianducheng) (A replica of France's Eiffel Tower), [Arc de Triomphe](/source/Arc_de_Triomphe), [Louvre Pyramid](/source/Louvre_Pyramid), [Notre Dame cathedral](/source/Notre_Dame_de_Paris), [Grande Arche](/source/Grande_Arche), [Fountain of Warsaw](/source/Jardins_du_Trocad%C3%A9ro), and [Fontaine de l'Observatoire](/source/Fontaine_de_l'Observatoire) in [Paris](/source/Paris), [Île-de-France](/source/%C3%8Ele-de-France) ** The [Palace of Versailles](/source/Palace_of_Versailles) near the town of [Versailles](/source/Versailles_(city)), [Île-de-France](/source/%C3%8Ele-de-France) ** [Mont Saint-Michel](/source/Mont_Saint-Michel) in [Normandy](/source/Normandy) ** The [Pont du Gard](/source/Pont_du_Gard) aqueduct of [Vers-Pont-du-Gard](/source/Vers-Pont-du-Gard), [Occitania](/source/Occitania_(administrative_region)) ** The [Tianducheng](/source/Tianducheng) * {{DEU}} ** The [Cologne cathedral](/source/Cologne_Cathedral) of [Cologne](/source/Cologne), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia) **[Neuschwanstein Castle](/source/Neuschwanstein_Castle) of [Hohenschwangau](/source/Hohenschwangau), [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria) * {{GRE}} ** The [Acropolis](/source/Acropolis_of_Athens) of [Athens](/source/Athens), [Attica](/source/Attica) ** The [Lion Gate](/source/Lion_Gate) at [Mycenae](/source/Mycenae) of [Mykines](/source/Mykines%2C_Greece), [Argolis](/source/Argolis) * {{ITA}} ** The [Colosseum](/source/Colosseum), [St. Peter's Basilica](/source/St._Peter's_Basilica), [Palazzo Poli](/source/Palazzo_Poli), [Trajan's Column](/source/Trajan's_Column), and [Spanish Steps](/source/Spanish_Steps) of [Rome](/source/Rome), [Lazio](/source/Lazio) ** Canals and [St. Mark's Square](/source/Piazza_San_Marco) of [Venice](/source/Venice), [Veneto](/source/Veneto) ** The [Leaning Tower](/source/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa) and [cathedral](/source/Pisa_Cathedral) of [Pisa](/source/Pisa), [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany) ** The [Piazza della Signoria](/source/Piazza_della_Signoria) of [Florence](/source/Florence), [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany) * The [windmill](/source/windmill)s and [tulip](/source/tulip)s of the Netherlands * {{RUS}} ** The [Kremlin](/source/Moscow_Kremlin)'s [wall and clock towers](/source/Moscow_Kremlin_Wall) including [Lenin's Mausoleum](/source/Lenin's_Mausoleum) and [Saint Basil's Cathedral](/source/Saint_Basil's_Cathedral) of [Moscow](/source/Moscow), [Central Federal District](/source/Central_Federal_District) ** [Winter Palace](/source/Winter_Palace) of [Saint Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Northwestern Federal District](/source/Northwestern_Federal_District) ** [Kizhi Pogost](/source/Kizhi_Pogost) near [Lake Onega](/source/Lake_Onega) in the [Republic of Karelia](/source/Republic_of_Karelia) * {{ESP}} ** The [Alcázar of Segovia](/source/Alc%C3%A1zar_of_Segovia) of [Segovia](/source/Segovia), [Castile and León](/source/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n) ** The [Court of the Lions](/source/Court_of_the_Lions) at the [Alhambra](/source/Alhambra) complex, in [Granada](/source/Granada), [Andalusia](/source/Andalusia) ** The [Park Güell](/source/Park_G%C3%BCell), in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), [Catalonia](/source/Catalonia) * {{GBR}} ** The [Palace of Westminster](/source/Palace_of_Westminster), [Buckingham Palace](/source/Buckingham_Palace), [Tower Bridge](/source/Tower_Bridge) of [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England) ** [Stonehenge](/source/Stonehenge), near [Salisbury](/source/Salisbury), [England](/source/England) ** The [Uffington White Horse](/source/Uffington_White_Horse) of [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire), [England](/source/England) [[File:Taj Mahal mini.jpg|thumb|Miniature [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal)]] [[File:Mini Borobudur.jpg|thumb|Replica of the [Borobudur Temple](/source/Borobudur_Temple) ]] ===Asia=== * A waterside village of [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia) * [Angkor Wat](/source/Angkor_Wat) of [Siem Reap](/source/Siem_Reap), Cambodia * The [paifang](/source/paifang) at [Yonghe Temple](/source/Yonghe_Temple) of [Beijing](/source/Beijing), China * {{IND}} ** The [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal) of [Agra](/source/Agra), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) ** The [Great Stupa](/source/Sanchi) of [Sanchi](/source/Sanchi), [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) ** The [Kandariya Mahadeva Temple](/source/Kandariya_Mahadeva_Temple) of [Khajuraho](/source/Khajuraho), [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) ** The [Mahabodhi Temple](/source/Mahabodhi_Temple) of [Bodh Gaya](/source/Bodh_Gaya), [Bihar](/source/Bihar) ** The [Suryakunda](/source/Sun_Temple%2C_Modhera) at the [Sun Temple](/source/Sun_Temple%2C_Modhera) of [Modhera](/source/Modhera), [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat) ** The [Bhaja Caves](/source/Bhaja_Caves) of [Pune](/source/Pune), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) ** The [Karla Caves](/source/Karla_Caves) of [Karli](/source/Karli%2C_India), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) * [Borobudur](/source/Borobudur) of [Magelang Regency](/source/Magelang_Regency), Indonesia * {{IRN}} ** [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis) of [Marvdasht](/source/Marvdasht), [Fars province](/source/Fars_province) ** [Hakim Mosque](/source/Hakim_Mosque%2C_Isfahan) of [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan), [Isfahan province](/source/Isfahan_province) * {{IRQ}} ** The [Ishtar Gate](/source/Ishtar_Gate) of [Babylon](/source/Babylon), [Babil Governorate](/source/Babil_Governorate) ** The [minaret](/source/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra) of the [Great Mosque of Samarra](/source/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra) of [Samarra](/source/Samarra), [Saladin Governorate](/source/Saladin_Governorate) * {{JPN}} ** [Mount Fuji](/source/Mount_Fuji) ** [Tokyo Imperial Palace](/source/Tokyo_Imperial_Palace) of [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Tokyo Prefecture](/source/Tokyo_Prefecture) ** The [Katsura Imperial Villa](/source/Katsura_Imperial_Villa) of [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto), [Kyoto Prefecture](/source/Kyoto_Prefecture) ** [Himeji Castle](/source/Himeji_Castle) of [Himeji](/source/Himeji), [Hyōgo Prefecture](/source/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture) ** The [torii](/source/torii) at [Itsukushima Shrine](/source/Itsukushima_Shrine) of [Hatsukaichi](/source/Hatsukaichi%2C_Hiroshima), [Hiroshima Prefecture](/source/Hiroshima_Prefecture) ** [Hōryū-ji](/source/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji) of [Ikaruga](/source/Ikaruga%2C_Nara), [Nara Prefecture](/source/Nara_Prefecture) * The [Kuwait Towers](/source/Kuwait_Towers) of [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City), Kuwait * [Wat Xieng Thong](/source/Wat_Xieng_Thong) of [Luang Prabang](/source/Luang_Prabang), Laos * The [Kek Lok Si Temple](/source/Kek_Lok_Si) of [Air Itam](/source/Air_Itam), Malaysia * The [Shwedagon Zedi Daw](/source/Shwedagon_Pagoda) of [Yangon](/source/Yangon), Myanmar * The stupa at [Swoyambhunath](/source/Swoyambhunath) of [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu), Nepal * [Potongmun](/source/Potongmun) of [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang), North Korea * The [Merlion statue](/source/Merlion) of [Merlion Park](/source/Merlion_Park), Singapore * [Gyeongbok Palace](/source/Gyeongbok_Palace) of [Seoul](/source/Seoul), South Korea * The [Ruwanwelisaya](/source/Ruwanwelisaya) of [Anuradhapura](/source/Anuradhapura), Sri Lanka (Mislabeled as the neighboring [Jetavanaramaya](/source/Jetavanaramaya)) * The [Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)](/source/Wat_Phra_Kaew) at the [Grand Palace](/source/Grand_Palace) of [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), Thailand * [Hagia Sophia](/source/Hagia_Sophia) of [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), Turkey * The [One Pillar Pagoda](/source/One_Pillar_Pagoda) of [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi), Vietnam ===Oceania=== * {{flag|Australia}} ** The [Sydney Opera House](/source/Sydney_Opera_House) and [Sydney Harbour Bridge](/source/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge) of [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) ** [Uluru](/source/Uluru) (Ayers Rock) of [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory) ** [Captain James Cook Memorial](/source/Captain_James_Cook_Memorial) water jet of [Canberra](/source/Canberra), [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory) * {{flag|New Zealand}} ** The dwelling houses, [wharenui](/source/wharenui), and [tekoteko](/source/tekoteko) of the [Māori people](/source/M%C4%81ori_people) ** [Botanical gardens](/source/Botanical_gardens) and [Moeraki Boulders](/source/Moeraki_Boulders) ===Africa=== * The [round hut](/source/African_round_hut) and [mud brick](/source/Sudano-Sahelian_architecture) style buildings of the continent *{{flag|Egypt}} ** The [Pyramids](/source/Pyramids_of_Giza) and [Sphinx](/source/Sphinx_of_Giza) of [Giza](/source/Giza), [Cairo Governorate](/source/Cairo_Governorate) ** The [Great Temple](/source/Abu_Simbel) of [Abu Simbel](/source/Abu_Simbel), [Aswan Governorate](/source/Aswan_Governorate) ** The [Temple of Edfu](/source/Temple_of_Edfu)'s entry gate of [Edfu](/source/Edfu), [Aswan Governorate](/source/Aswan_Governorate) ** The [Lighthouse of Alexandria](/source/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria) * {{flag|Kenya}} ** The tusk archways of [Mombasa](/source/Mombasa), [Mombasa County](/source/Mombasa_County) ** [Maasai Mara National Reserve](/source/Maasai_Mara) national park in [Narok County](/source/Narok_County) [[File:Window of the world manhattan island.jpg|thumb|Skyscrapers of [New York City](/source/New_York_City)]] thumb|Street view of Window of the World ===''North and South America'' region=== * [Niagara Falls](/source/Niagara_Falls) between Canada and the United States * The [totem pole](/source/totem_pole)s and [longhouses](/source/Longhouses_of_the_indigenous_peoples_of_North_America) of the [Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Pacific_Northwest_Coast) * {{BRA}} ** Mount [Corcovado](/source/Corcovado) with [Christ the Redeemer](/source/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)) of [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)) ** The [National Congress of Brazil](/source/National_Congress_of_Brazil) of [Brasília](/source/Bras%C3%ADlia), [Federal District](/source/Federal_District_(Brazil)) ** The [Amazon rainforest](/source/Amazon_rainforest) * The [Moai Statues](/source/Moai) of [Easter Island (Rapa Nui)](/source/Easter_Island), Chile * {{MEX}} ** [Chichen Itza's](/source/Chichen_Itza) [El Castillo](/source/El_Castillo%2C_Chichen_Itza) of [Tinúm](/source/Tin%C3%BAm_Municipality), [Yucatán](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n) ** [The Temple of the Morning Star](/source/Tula_(Mesoamerican_site)) with Toltec Warrior [Telamons](/source/Atlas_(architecture)) of [Tula de Allende](/source/Tula_de_Allende), [Hidalgo (state)](/source/Hidalgo_(state)) ** An [Olmec colossal head](/source/Olmec_colossal_heads) * {{PER}} ** The [linear drawings](/source/Nazca_Lines) of [Nazca](/source/Nazca) ** [Machu Picchu](/source/Machu_Picchu), of [Machupicchu District](/source/Machupicchu_District), [Urubamba Province](/source/Urubamba_Province) * {{USA}} ** The [Mount Rushmore](/source/Mount_Rushmore) National Memorial of [Keystone](/source/Keystone%2C_South_Dakota), [South Dakota](/source/South_Dakota) ** The skyscrapers of [Manhattan](/source/Island_of_Manhattan) and [Statue of Liberty](/source/Statue_of_Liberty) of [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) ** The [United States Capitol](/source/United_States_Capitol), [White House](/source/White_House), [Lincoln Memorial](/source/Lincoln_Memorial), [National Mall](/source/National_Mall), and [Jefferson Memorial](/source/Jefferson_Memorial) of [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) ** The [Grand Canyon](/source/Grand_Canyon) of [Arizona](/source/Arizona) ** The [volcanoes](/source/Hawaii_hotspot) of [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii) * {{VEN}} ** [Angel Falls](/source/Angel_Falls) of [Canaima National Park](/source/Canaima_National_Park), [Bolívar](/source/Bol%C3%ADvar_(state)) ** The [torrential flash floods](/source/Vargas_tragedy) of [Vargas](/source/Vargas_(state)) ===Other regions=== * Asia-style Street * Islamic Street * Church of Europe-Style Street * The Square of the Atmosphere * Garden of World Sculptures thumb|800px|center|Main entrance panoramic view ==See also== *[List of parks in Shenzhen](/source/List_of_parks_in_Shenzhen) * [Beijing World Park](/source/Beijing_World_Park) * [Grand World Scenic Park](/source/Grand_World_Scenic_Park) * [Tianducheng](/source/Tianducheng) * [Hallstatt (China)](/source/Hallstatt_(China)) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Window of the World}} * [http://en.szwwco.com Window of the World Web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130102743/http://en.szwwco.com/ |date=2020-11-30 }} {{in lang|en|zh}} * [http://www.szcpost.com/2009/03/shenzhen-window-of-the-world-theme-park-guangdong-china.html Window of the World Overview & Tips] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716182531/http://www.szcpost.com/2009/03/shenzhen-window-of-the-world-theme-park-guangdong-china.html |date=2011-07-16 }} And [http://www.szcpost.com/2009/03/shenzhen-attractions.html Find Top Attractions in Shenzhen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623053102/http://www.szcpost.com/2009/03/shenzhen-attractions.html |date=2011-06-23 }} * Sant Leelavilas: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7QxbwsHWk8 Window of the World, Shenzhen], YouTube, 15 February 2015 {{Nanshan District, Shenzhen}} {{Shenzhen}} Category:Amusement parks in Shenzhen Category:Miniature parks Category:Nanshan, Shenzhen Category:1993 establishments in China Category:Replicas and derivatives of the Eiffel Tower Category:Amusement parks opened in 1993 Category:Replica constructions in China Category:Hagia Sophia Category:Colosseum Category:Uluru Category:Angkor Wat Category:Moai Category:China Travel Service Category:Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Window of the World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_of_the_World) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_of_the_World?action=history)). 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