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Palace of palms : tropical dreams and the making of Kew by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.;Royal botanic gardens (Kew, GB);Teltscher, Kate is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Palace of palms : tropical dreams and the making of Kew about?

‘Teltscher is a remarkable new historian . . . wholly original.’ William Dalrymple Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in the world today. Seemingly weightless, vast and yet light, the Palm House floats free from architectural convention, at once monumental and ethereal. From a distance, the crowns of the palms within are silhouetted in the central dome; close to, banana leaves thrust themselves against the g

Who reads Palace of palms : tropical dreams and the making of Kew?

Author

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.;Royal botanic gardens (Kew, GB);Teltscher, Kate

Publisher

Pan Macmillan UK; Picador

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781760982270

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Stem

Updated

2026-03-25