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Browse photographs of the iconic buildings, plants and views at Kew Gardens.

08 May 2012

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View 'Palm House Parterre in the summer' full size

Palm House Parterre in the summer The curvaceous exterior and steamy interior of Kew’s Palm House have long made it an icon of the Gardens. Desi ...more

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View 'Xstrata Treetop Walkway in autumn' full size

Xstrata Treetop Walkway in autumn Breath-taking views of Autumn from Kew's Xstrata Treetop Walkway.

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Blossoms outside the Temperate House The Temperate House is the largest surviving Victorian glasshouse in the world.

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View 'Eastern Cape giant cycad in the Palm House' full size

Encephalartos altensteinii in the Palm House

Eastern Cape giant cycad in the Palm House Housed in a large wooden box at the southern end of the Palm House, the Eastern Cape giant cycad could be the ...more

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Palm House at sunset The curvaceous exterior and steamy interior of Kew’s Palm House have long made it an icon of the Gardens.

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Pagoda The Pagoda was completed in 1762. The ten-storey octagonal structure is 163 ft high (nearly 50 m).

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View 'Daffodils along the Broadwalk' full size

Daffodils along the Broadwalk Kew’s Broad Walk runs from the Palm House to the eastern end of the Orangery, where it takes a 90-degree turn ...more

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View 'Xstrata Treetop Walkway' full size

Xstrata Treetop Walkway The Treetop Walkway opened to the public in 2008 on International Biodiversity Day. It was designed by Marks B ...more

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Temperate House The Temperate House is the largest surviving Victorian glasshouse in the world, covering 4,880 square metres ( ...more

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View 'Palm House at sunset in winter' full size

Palm House at sunset in winter Designed by Decimus Burton and expertly engineered by Richard Turner, the Palm House was constructed between 1 ...more

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View 'Glory of the snow outside Kew Palace' full size

Glory of the snow outside Kew Palace In October 2001 Kew staff spent a fortnight preparing and planting 336,000 bulbs of glory of the snow (Chionod ...more

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Davies Alpine House The Davies Alpine House is the latest addition to Kew’s glasshouses. It opened in 2006, the first new glasshou ...more

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View 'Princess of Wales Conservatory' full size

Princess of Wales Conservatory The Princess of Wales Conservatory recreates ten climatic zones. See Madagascan baobab trees, orchids from Cen ...more

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View 'Bluebells near Queen Charlotte Cottage' full size

Bluebells near Queen Charlotte Cottage In the late 18th century, this thatched cottage was a private haven for Queen Charlotte and her family, a plac ...more

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