Palm House — Attraction in London

The Palm House is an incredible example of Victorian architecture, with unique cultural and scientific significance.
It is a living tropical museum that houses some of the world’s most endangered species. Built from wrought iron and glass, the structure was designed between 1844 and 1848. It resembles an upside down ship, measuring 110 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 19 meters high. This special shape allows sunlight to shine directly onto the tropical plants ,essential for their growth. Inside, the temperature replicates that of tropical rainforests, constantly maintained between 18°C and 28°C, with very high humidity. The Palm House was restored between 1984 and 1988, with many improvements to ensure the preservation of both the structure and the plants. There is also a walkway from which visitors can admire the plants and their enormous leaves from above. The Palm House is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a living archive of tropical biodiversity of international importance,perfect for educational programs dedicated to plant science.
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Explore this remarkable indoor rainforest and discover tropical plants from some of the most threatened environments in the world.

Travel to the depths of the rainforest inside the Palm House, where the air is heavy and dense with lush vegetation.

Wander through and you’ll discover rainforest treasures like the oldest pot plant in the world or the disease-fighting periwinkle.

Many plants in this collection are endangered in the wild, some even extinct. Others – like the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), or cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) – are a source of huge value to societies around the world for the fruit, timber, spices or medicine they produce.

Rainforest plants cover only 2% of the world’s surface but make up 50% of species – vital to sustaining life on earth. Kew scientists rely on the Palm House collection for research into medicine and sustainable cropping.

A living laboratory dedicated to the Earth’s tropical regions, the Palm House is a chance to glimpse the magic of the rainforest...

The best botanical gardens in the world bar none. At the head of horticultural advances and research as well as conservation. The collections are the best and most wide ranging, nowhere comes close to this place. Always evolving but nice constant historical feel, truly love this place and its surroundings. Visit and support their efforts become a member, its truly worth it. The palm house is my favourite exhibit here but I am biased as a cultivator of the genus. However all the glasshouses are exceptional and are a result of the tremendous work that goes into them. The tree specimens are wonderful and will introduce you to amazing cultivars you might never get to see otherwise. The pagoda is magical you could almost be in a public garden in the orient....