Kew Gardens; Palm House

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Title	Kew Gardens; Palm House
Alternate Title	Palm House
View	The east entrance and the central pavilion
Work Type	buildings agricultural buildings greenhouses
Style/Period	Victorian
Creator Name	Burton, Decimus, 1800-1881
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors plants scientific or medical Gardens
Subject.image	glasshouses greenhouses
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Architectural Material	iron; glass
Technique	construction
Dates	1845-1848
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/15/1997
Subject Information	After the death of both George III and Banks in 1820, the botanic gardens entered a period of decline until 1841, when they passed from the Crown to the Government. The first director, William Hooker (d 1865), greatly expanded the grounds; he amalgamated the botanic gardens and pleasure grounds and opened them to both the public and botanists. Several structures were built to house specimens from the British Empire: the Palm House (1845-1848), designed by Decimus Burton and the engineer Richard Turner (ca. 1798-1881), was a highly innovative structure of wrought- and cast-iron (110.3 x 32.3 x 18.9 m), covered entirely in curved glass. The enormous Temperate House (1859-1899), also by Burton, is of conventional design.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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