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03
2011
History of the Palm House at Kew Gardens
is.gd Experts consider Kew Gardens’ Palm House as the most important surviving Victorian iron and glass structure in the world. It was designed to accommodate the exotic palms being collected and introduced to Europe in early Victorian times. Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Find out more about this remarkable building at www.kew.org
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Wow! Can this museum be visited by the public?
I think Jospeh Hooker used to be the director there. Hooker was a botanist who helped Charles Darwin organise his work and publish on the origin of species.