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  2. Kew Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The flagpole at Kew Gardens, which stood from 1959 until 2007. Kew consists mostly of the gardens themselves and a small surrounding community. [12] Royal residences in the area which would later influence the layout and construction of the gardens began in 1299 when Edward I moved his court to a manor house in neighbouring Richmond (then called Sheen). [12]

  3. Cambridge Cottage - Wikipedia

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    Cambridge Cottage is a former royal residence in Kew in London. It is located on the west side of Kew Green, very close to St Anne's Church; the rear of the house is in Kew Gardens, where it is known as the Duke's Garden.

  4. Kew Gardens: The Pagoda and Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Kew Gardens: The Pagoda and Bridge is a 1762 landscape painting by the Welsh artist Richard Wilson. [1] It depicts a view of Kew Gardens , then the grounds of the royal palace . It shows the newly-constructed Great Pagoda , designed by the architect William Chambers .

  5. Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Chambers himself described the inspiration for the pagoda in his The Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surry, published in 1763. "The design is an imitation of the Chinese Taa, described in my account of the Buildings, Gardens &c of the Chinese". [12] He had already designed an earlier structure at Kew in such a style, The House of Confucius. [d ...

  6. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Wikipedia

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    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 staff. [ 1 ]

  7. Kew Green - Wikipedia

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    Since 1851 the official residence of the director of Kew Gardens. There is a blue plaque to Sir William Hooker and his son, Sir Joseph Hooker. [34] [35] 47, Kew Green: 1931: BTM: The Admin block. Formerly the entrance to the gardens. Royal Cottage, 51, Kew Green: C18: II: Formerly two houses, used as a grace and favour residence.

  8. Kew - Wikipedia

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    Kew (/ k j uː /) is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [2] Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. [1] Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace.

  9. Temperate House, Kew Gardens - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 Kew launched a £15m public appeal to address necessary repairs to the Temperate House. An early exercise in cast- and wrought-iron and glass construction, the building is structurally sound but the Victorians hid utilitarian features like drainpipes inside the stone columns.

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