Conservatory (greenhouse)
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A conservatory is a building or room having glass or other transparent roofing and walls, used as a greenhouse or a sunroom. Usually it refers to a space attached to a conventional building such as a
A traditional conservatory at the Horniman Museum in London, now used as a café.
A modern implementation, Adelaide Botanic Garden's Bicentennial Conservatory
Conservatory interior in the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, Czechia
An English conservatory, Dawley Court, near Hillingdon, Middlesex, photographed circa 1870
Palm house
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Palm house is a term sometimes used for large and high heated display greenhouses that specialise in growing palms and other tropical and subtropical plants. In Victorian Britain, several ornate glass
Conservatory (greenhouse)
…Elsewhere, especially in America, it can often refer to a large freestanding glass-walled building in a botanic garden or park, sometimes also called a palm house if tall enough for trees. Municipal conservatories became popular in the early 19th century. Many cities, especially those in cold climates and with…
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn in Vienna, 1882, 111 metres long, 28 metres wide and 25 metres high
The Palm House, Kew Gardens, 1848, 62 feet high and 362 long
The Palm House at the Belfast Botanic Gardens, 1840
Helsinki Botanic Garden, 1889