Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of the Great Pagoda, Kew, England, 1929

Title: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of the Great Pagoda, Kew, England, 1929
Alternative title: Kew Gardens
Photographer: Cornell, Ralph D.
Architect: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796
Date Created: 1929
Date: 1929
Language: English
Collection: Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Description: The Great Pagoda in the southeast corner of Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). The pagoda was designed by Sir William Chambers in imitation of the Chinese pagodas. It was erected in 1762 and features ten octagonal storeys, the roofs of which were originally adorned with ceramic tiles and large dragons. The wooden dragons have since rotted away. During WWII, a hole was cut in each floor of the pagoda to allow for drop-testing of model bombs. Kew Gardens spans 121 hectares and serves as a research facility as well as a visitor attraction.
Caption: Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Kew Gardens 1929

Genre: black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: England--Kew
Longitude: 51.47127086616217
Latitude: -0.2957269549369812
Resource type: still image
Subjects: International
Landmarks
Environment
pagodas (buildings)
botanical gardens

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: 752
uclamss_1411_0752
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002b6r6n
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.