How many of you have heard about ‘Wonders of the world‘? You may be thinking that this man is trying to make fool in the 1st week of April, who doesn’t know the wonders of the world. Moreover, one of them is in India. Let me put it down in other words- Have you ever heard about ‘Waste to wonders‘?
If you are in Delhi, then I don’t think it’s a big deal to hear this name as it was inaugurated recently by Home minister Rajnath Singh. Nonetheless, On one weekend, to put it more clearly- the time before sunset, I planned a visit there. The idea being to visualize the place in both the daylight and its illumination in the darkness of night. ‘Waste to wonders’ is at walking distance from both Nizamuddin metro and railway station.
When I stepped there, I was disappointed to see the booking office brimming with people who were waiting in long queues to get a ticket. It appeared to me that the whole Delhi has gathered at this place specifically to attend any seminar. In this digital age, I wanted to go online for the tickets but unfortunately, the facility of booking online hasn’t been extended. Consequently, I had to wait in queue for the next 20 minutes to get the ticket. The crowd mainly consisted of families as it was weekend and kids might be troubling their parents to take somewhere. The parents too, have been bored from those ancient monuments and gardens, hence to escape from the monotonous, unaesthetic history, they kept this completely new place on the top of their priority list. You may be wondering that I can I be so sure about them. Yes, because my condition was also not much different from those children and parents!
Anyway, let’s get back to the place. ‘Waste to Wonder’, as the name employs is constructed by SDMC by whole lot of waste whether it’s in the form of metal or others. It has the miniature of seven wonders of the world. “Great wall of China” is excluded as its not practically possible to built it in such a small place that too with waste. I have termed the place as small because in about 15-20 minutes, you can take a round of all the six if you are not a selfie/photo addict. Each miniature is in the range of less than 100 metres. Also, clicking photos in that crowd was challenging task for me still I came with these pictures.
Let’s begin with India first!
The other three miniatures were ‘The great pyramid of Giza’ and ‘Christ- the redeemer’ which I am leaving to you to click otherwise when I will upload those pics as well, you won’t feel the need to visit there.
Quick Facts:
Ticket rate: 50/- for adult, to be bought from counter only. It’s free for the person below 12 and above 65 years of age.
Timing: 11AM to 11PM , Monday closed
Tips:
Plan on weekend only if you love the crowd. Ideal time to visit is just before sunset so that you can see miniatures in both light and darkness.
Ratings (Out of 5):
Ambience: 4.1
Location: 4.8
Miniatures: 4.0
Opulence: 3.9
Comments:
Ideal for one-time visit. Believe me, You won’t go for the second time yourself!
(All the pics are taken from Canon 1300d(for me Pragmatica) . The person to accompany me that day was Ashutosh!
-Shashank
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