Royal Botanic Gardens, Palm House (London [Kew], England) : General view, from the southwest
- Creator:
- Burton, Decimus, 1800-1881
- Published/Created:
- Kew, London, England, United Kingdom
1845-1848 - Physical Description:
- 18.9 x 32.3 x 110.3 m (length)
- Date Depicted:
- 5/15/1997
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Materials:
- glass
iron - Notes:
- 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.
- Variant Titles:
- Palm House, Kew Gardens
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Victorian
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 2A2-E-L-KG-4-A4
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
gardens: botanical gardens (AAT)
greenhouses (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; plants; scientific or medical; Gardens construction buildings; agricultural buildings; greenhouses
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/15/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10170663
- PID:
- digcoll:1809381