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Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in southwest London, was built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers as a present for Princess Augusta, the founder of the gardens. Constructed of grey brick, the pagoda comprises 10 storeys, totalling 163 ft (50 m) in height, with 253 steps to the viewing gallery. Closed for repairs in 2006, the pagoda was reopened in 2018 following a major programme of restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Dating to 1631 but built atop the undercroft of an earlier building, the main survivor is known as the Dutch House.
I shot this few years ago while still working at Kew Gardens. It was taken near the sunset time after the gardens were closed. The sky was getting really stormy and after this it started raining really heavily. I tried to edit this several times over the years as the original is shocking... hehe... but always closed it because I didn't like the results. Still not sure about the shot but this edit I like the most so far
Pagoda
Kew's iconic Pagoda was completed in 1762. The ten-storey octagonal structure is 163ft high (almost 50m).The Pagoda was one of the jewels in the crown of Georgian London. It was so unusual that a suspicious public were unconvinced it would remain standing when it was built in 1762.
Designed at the height of the 18th century craze for Chinoiserie, it tapers with successive floors from the first to the topmost being 1ft less (30 cm) 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 eye-catching dragons were the talk of the town for 20 years, before disappearing in the 1780s. The dragons had been removed in 1784 when repairs were undertaken to the building’s roof and are rumoured to have been sold to pay for the Prince Regent’s debts. However experts believe that, being made of wood, they had simply rotted over time.( Kew)
Kew Palace is a British royal palace in Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames up river from London. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Dating to 1631 but built atop the undercroft of an earlier building, the main survivor is known as the Dutch House. Its royal occupation lasted from around 1728 until 1818, with a final short-lived occupation in 1844.
Another colourful sunset over my local Kew Bridge. Sometimes the weather looks so bad I decide not to bother going out until 15 minutes before sunset when the colours in the sky start to change and the rush is on to find a location. Unfortunately there is not much of interest in my area!
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Die Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew Gardens) sind eine ausgedehnte Parkanlage mit bedeutenden Gewächshäusern; sie sind zwischen Richmond upon Thames und Kew im Südwesten Londons gelegen und zählen zu den ältesten botanischen Gärten der Welt. Es sind dort viele Pflanzen zu sehen, die in Europa oder auf der nördlichen Halbkugel nicht heimisch sind. Neben den weltbekannten viktorianischen Gewächshäusern finden sich in Kew Gardens auch großflächige Parkanlagen mit sehr alten Rhododendrongewächsen. Die Besucherzahlen liegen heute bei 1 bis 2 Millionen pro Jahr. In jüngerer Zeit widmet sich Kew Gardens auch intensiv Zielen der Umweltbildung, der Forschung und des Naturschutzes. ...
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Kew Gardens is a botanical garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park in Middlesex, England, its living collections include more than 30,000 different kinds of plants, while the herbarium, which is one of the largest in the world, has over seven million preserved plant specimens. The library contains more than 750,000 volumes, and the illustrations collection contains more than 175,000 prints and drawings of plants. It is one of London's top tourist attractions and is a World Heritage Site. ...
Kew Palace is the oldest building within the Gardens, serving as the summer home of King George III in the 18th century. The striking façade of the palace reflects its origins.
A peacock in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, decided to hop up on the bench next to the one I was sitting on and proceeded to stay there seemingly unfazed by my taking numerous shots of him.