It is large enough to host 8 entire soccer fields.
The company went bankrupt in mid-2002.
Two years later, Tropical Islands Resort was opened.
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Inside the dome is the worlds largest indoor rainforest with 30,000 trees, bushes and groundcover.
There are carnivorous plants, banana trees, coffee bushes, jungle creepers and other exotic plants.
A kilometre-long path winds through the forest and a bridge over the mangrove swamp gives great views.
The tropical sea is lined with sandy beaches and dotted with small tropical islands decorated with grass huts.
Against the grey hangar wall is a backdrop of a blue sky with a few clouds.
Ponds and canals wind their way around various activity sites, and large Buddha statues are everywhere.
Natural UV light is also able to permeate through the dome and give plants access to sunlight and warmth.
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