Kew Gardens
world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kew Gardens or the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the United Kingdom.[1]
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Type | Botanical |
Location | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England |
Coordinates | 51°28.480′N 0°17.728′W |
Area | 121 hectares (300 acres) |
Opened | 1759 (1759) |
Visitors | more than 1.35 million per year |
Species | > 30,000 |
Public transit access | Kew Gardens |
Website | www |
Official name | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1084 |
Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
Area | 132 ha (330 acres) |
Buffer zone | 350 ha (860 acres) |
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Kew’s historic landscapes and buildings are a collection of gardens and parks and glasshouses.[2]
Kew has the world's largest collection of plant specimens, and is one of the most important centres of research in botany.[2]
Kew Gardens are open to visitors who pay to enter.[3]