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Kew Gardens, London travel poster in a vintage style.

King William's Temple, Kew Gardens Number of views as of 22nd June 2017 = 750. Standing in the centre of the Mediterranean Garden at Kew (London, England), King William's temple was built for Queen Victoria in 1837 in memory of King William IV. Date: 22nd April 2011.

*Kew Gardens, July 2021* Date: 3rd July 2021.

The Pagoda at Kew Number of views as of 22nd May 2019 = 2810. The famous pagoda at Kew Gardens (London, England) stands (163 feet) high and was completed in 1762. At that time, it was the tallest reconstruction of a Chinese building in Europe. Kew's Pagoda dares to be different, in that purists apparently argue that pagodas should always have an odd number of floors. This one has ten. Each successive, octagonal floor from the first to the topmost is1 foot (30 cm) less in diameter and height than the preceding one. The original building was very colourful; the roofs being covered with varnished iron plates, with a dragon on each corner. There were 80 dragons in all, each carved from wood and gilded with real gold. The iron plates were la...

Kew Palace Number of views as of 19th May 2018 = 770. The third or fourth building to be named thus, the current Kew Palace (Kew Gardens, London, England) was actually built as a mansion house by a wealthy Dutch merchant in the 1660s, hence its alternative name 'The Dutch House'. It was later sold to King George III in 1781 for £20,000 as a temporary residence, whilst a new, grander palace was being built. The new palace did not live up to expectations however and was never finished. Date: 22nd April 2011.

To visit Kew Gardens is the visit the most extraordinary of all botanical gardens. Kew has the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Founded in 1840, the gardens were formerly the grounds of royal palaces. This image is of one of the very courtly flower pots that line the bank of the pond in front of the "Palm House". The building beyond is today used as a museum and teahouse.

Palm House at Kew Gardens, London

Museum No 1, Kew Gardens Number of views as of 4th March 2018 = 990. Established over 250 years ago, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens) are 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses situated in southwest London, England, on the banks of the River Thames. Kew is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff and is responsible for the world's largest collection of living plants, as well as a visitor attraction receiving approximately two million visits per year. The building known as "Museum No. 1" was designed by Decimus Burton and opened in 1857. It houses Kew's economic botany collections (tools, ornaments, clothing, food and medicines), and its a...

Orchid, Kew Gardens, July 2021 One of the exhibits in Kew Gardens temperate house. Date: 3rd July 2021. Location: Kew Gardens, London, England.

waterfall and pond at Kew Gardens, London

A poster style illustration of the Palm House at Kew Gardens, London.

*Bird of Paradise Flower* Number of views as of 8th May 2019 = 500. The curious 'bird of paradise flower' or 'crane flower', native to South Africa. Pictured here at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, West London. Date: 22nd April 2011.

All Kinds of Roses, July 2021 All Kinds of Roses grow in Kew Gardens (West London, England). Date: 3rd July 2021.