Tim Smit educate people about environmental matters and encourages a greater understanding and empathy with these matters. Smit raised the needed funds and was the driving force, pulling the team of people together to build what has been described as 'the eighth wonder of the world' ; the site design was by Nicholas Grimshaw. The Eden Project is said to have contributed over £1 billion into the Cornish economy. Smit's book about the creation of the Eden Project, 'Eden', was first published in 2001 and updated on the 10th anniversary of the opening in March 2011. It is the best-selling environment book
The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder is an opera by Alan John and with a libretto by Dennis Watkins. It was premiered at the Sydney Opera House on 14 October 1995 in the presence of the composer and librettist. It was revived by Opera Australia in 2016 under the title "Sydney Opera House: The Opera." Performed outdoors on the steps of the Opera House, the audience wore headphones to hear the singers and orchestra with clarity. The opera tells the story of the very building in which it was performed. Soon after the building was commissioned and work had commenced