Barbican Conservatory

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Barbican Conservatory
Barbican, London - 8 June 2014 - Andy Mabbett - 81.JPG
The conservatory in 2014
Barbican Conservatory
Location Barbican Centre
Area23,000 square feet (2,100 m2)
Opened1984 [1]
Species> 2,000
Website www.barbican.org.uk/visitor-information/conservatory

The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London, [2] after the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens. [3] Located at the Barbican Centre, [2] it houses more than 2,000 species of plants and trees, as well as terrapins and koi carp. [4] The conservatory covers 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2), and is located on top of the theatre's fly tower. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Willis, Abigail (25 November 2013). "Indoor gardens to visit in London". The City Planter. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Visitor Information". Barbican. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Landon, Alex (24 May 2021). "London's Beautiful Indoor Rainforest Is A Verdant Paradise • Barbican Conservatory Review and Info". Secret London . Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Brown, Mark (7 March 2012). "Barbican marks 30 years of the arts, brutalism and disorientated visitors". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Swift, Joe (4 December 1999). "Urban Jungle: Hidden treasures in the Barbican maze". The Independent . Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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