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History of Kew

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In the beginning, Kew was a garden, created by Lord Capel of Tewkesbury. Widened by Princess Augusta, the construction in the year 1761, is still the tip of the garden. Eventually the many kings helped the expansion of Kew, and in the year 1840 it was recognized as a national botanical garden. The conservatory at Kew was the biggest in the world in the 19th century, and the garden, which is over 120 acres, already had 109, and was the biggest of the time. The palm was the 1st gigantic wrought iron structure that was made in Europe. All glass panels had to be constructed to fit. The greenhouse, which is twice the size of the palm, was later constructed, and here is the biggest Victorian-style follow up.

Kew is famous for reproducing plants out of their natural environment, like as rubber trees brought from South America, and began to grow successfully. In the year 1987, they opened the Princess of Wales Conservatory with over 20 ecosystems. Hundreds of trees were destroyed in a big storm. It was named it a world heritage site in the year 2003 by UNESCO.
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