DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 4, 2018: Wide Angle View of the interior of a glasshouse of The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Ireland in a sunny day with blue sky.

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National Botanic Gardens

Dublin


Founded in 1795, these 19.5-hectare botanic gardens are home to a series of curvilinear glasshouses, dating from 1843 to 1869 and created by Richard Turner, who was also responsible for the glasshouse at Belfast Botanic Gardens and the Palm House in London's Kew Gardens. Within these Victorian masterpieces you will find the latest in botanical technology, including a series of computer-controlled climates reproducing environments from different parts of the world.


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