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More History and Heritage.....
Kew Today.....
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The Palm HouseThe icon of KewBuilt 1844-48 by Richard Turner to Decimus Burton's designs, the Palm House is Kew's most recognisable building, having gained iconic status as the world's most important surviving Victorian glass and iron structure. The site was deliberately chosen to make this great building the focal point of Nesfield's great vistas- and Burton's Broad Walk. The Palm House was created specifically for the exotic palms being collected and introduced to Europe in early Victorian times. The elegant design with its unobstructed space for the spreading crowns of the tall palms was a perfect marriage of form and function.
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1841-1885:
The flowering of Kew
Decimus
Burton
Palm
House: construction
The
Palm House
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House Zone
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No. 1
In
depth: Palm House: construction
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