King William's Temple
King William's Temple seen throught the Mediterranean Garden at Kew.
King William's Temple was built in 1837 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville. The stone building,w tih Tuscan porticos, was one of many follies built at Kew in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew cover more than 300 acres of land just south of the River Thames, with 33,000 species of plants and trees growing in plantations and glasshouses.
The gardens were created as a pleasure garden by Prince Frederick – eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline – in 1731, but were turned into botanic gardens by his widow Princess Augusta in 1759.
Some of the earliest specimens in the gardens came from the voyages of Captain Cook around the globe and Kew has grown in importance and popularity ever since.
There are a number of large glasshouses recreating environments from all over the world, while the outside gardens are often vast open expanses, broken up by Japanese pagodas, small lakes and walkways high in the trees.
King William's Temple
King William's Temple seen throught the Mediterranean Garden at Kew.
King William's Temple was built in 1837 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville. The stone building,w tih Tuscan porticos, was one of many follies built at Kew in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew cover more than 300 acres of land just south of the River Thames, with 33,000 species of plants and trees growing in plantations and glasshouses.
The gardens were created as a pleasure garden by Prince Frederick – eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline – in 1731, but were turned into botanic gardens by his widow Princess Augusta in 1759.
Some of the earliest specimens in the gardens came from the voyages of Captain Cook around the globe and Kew has grown in importance and popularity ever since.
There are a number of large glasshouses recreating environments from all over the world, while the outside gardens are often vast open expanses, broken up by Japanese pagodas, small lakes and walkways high in the trees.