Kew Gardens
| Kew Gardens | |
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 Kew Gardens Temperate House from the Pagoda | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England |
| Coordinates | 51°28.480′N 0°17.728′W / 51.474667°N 0.295467°W |
| Area | 121 hectares (300 acres) |
| Opened | 1759 |
| Visitors | more than 1.35 million per year |
| Species | > 30,000 |
| Public transit access |   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 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]
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
[change | change source]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 -
Temperate House at Kew -
Alpine House at Kew -
Water Lily House at Kew -
Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew -
Japanese garden at Kew in Spring
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Visit Kew | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Temperate House | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
Other websites
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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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