Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens or the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the United Kingdom.[1]
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| Type | Botanical |
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| Location | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England |
| Coordinates | 51°28.480′N 0°17.728′W / 51.474667°N 0.295467°WCoordinates: 51°28.480′N 0°17.728′W / 51.474667°N 0.295467°W |
| Area | 121 hectares (300 acres) |
| Visitors | more than 1.35 million per year |
| Species | > 30,000 |
| Public transit access |  10px Kew Gardens |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1084 |
| Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
| Area | 132 ha (330 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 350 ha (860 acres) |
Kew’s historic landscapes and buildings are a collection of gardens and parks and glasshouses.[2]
Kew has the world's largest collection of plant specimens, and is one of the most important centres of research in botany.[2]
Kew Gardens are open to visitors who pay to enter.[3]
History
Early work on the gardens started in the 17th century when King Henry VII built Richmond Lodge in the area.[4]
The land was a private royal garden until the Victorian era. In 1840, the Royal Botanic Garden was established.[5]
The great expansion of the British Empire in the 19th century brought an expanded interest in exotic plants, so the gardens expanded.[6]
In the 20th century, the gardens continued to grow larger and even more important in plant science.[7]
The gardens were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.[1]
The Temperate glass house was fixed over 5 years. It opened again in 2018.[8]
Gallery
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Orangerie at Kew
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Temperate House at Kew
Alpine House at Kew
- Kew Gardens Water Lily House.jpg
Water Lily House at Kew
- Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens - July 2009.jpg
Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew
- Japanese gateway in spring, Kew Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 166671.jpg
Japanese garden at Kew in Spring
Kew Gardens Media
- Flagpole, Kew Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 227188.jpg
The flagpole at Kew Gardens, which stood from 1959 until 2007
- Kew Gradens Sackler Crossing.jpg
The Sackler Crossing at Kew Gradens
- The Hive installation Kew Gardens.jpg
The permeant art installation The Hive at Kew Gardens
- Alpine House, Kew Gardens, 2018 edit.jpg
The Davies Alpine House (2014)
The Nash Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London.
The Orangery in Kew Gardens, London, was designed by Sir William Chambers, and was completed in 1761. It measures 28m x 10m. After many changes of use, it is currently used as a cafe.*Kew Palace can be seen in the background.
- Kew Gardens Palm House, London - July 2009.jpg
The Palm House and Parterre
- Kew Gardens campanile in afternoon.jpg
The disguised Palm House chimney, the "Shaft of the Great Palm-Stove", designed by Decimus Burton
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UNESCO, "Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew"; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). About World Heritage Status Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 16th & 17th Centuries: Royal Influences" Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ Kew, "Questions in Parliament 1837-1840" Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ Kew, "1841 - 1885: The expansion of the Royal Botanic Gardens" Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ Kew, "Unification and expansion of the Gardens" Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-20.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
Media related to Kew Gardens at Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website Archived 2022-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Millennium Seed Bank Project
- Images and some highlights of Kew
- BBC, Marianne North collection of plant paintings
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