Monday, September 7, 2009

KEW 250th ANNIVERSARY: THE PALM HOUSE






THE PALM HOUSE


The Palm House creates conditions similar to tropical rainforests; about a quarter of the palms planted here are threatenedin the wild. Comprised of three distinct sections housing species from The Americas, Africa and Asia, Australasia and The Pacific.










THE QUEENS BEASTS

Ten stylised heraldic figures stand in front of the Palm House; replicas of those which stood at Westminister Abbey during the1953 coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.




The Falcon of the Plantagenets


The Black Bull of Clarence


The Griffin of Edward III




The Unicorn of Scotland


The White Lion of Mortimer

The Lion of England

The White Horse of Hanover


The Red Dragon of Wales



The Yale of Beaufort

The White Greyhound of Richmond





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