Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Botanic Gardens Glasgow, Scotland, are a huge public park with numerous greenhouses, of which Kibble Palace is the most worth seeing. The gardens were built in 1817 and operated by the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow, originally the work of the University of Glasgow. The famous botanist William Hooker was regius professor of the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow and contributed to their development, before he went to London to become director of the Kew Gardens there. Originally, the gardens for concerts and other events were used. 1891, the gardens were incorporated into the parks and gardens of the city of Glasgow.

Kibble Palace

The Kibble Palace is a glass house of glass and cast iron, which was built in the 19th century and covers an area of ​​2137 m². It was originally designed by John Kibble for his home in Coulport in the 1860s, asked by Walter Macfarlane forth the items that were eventually assembled after transport by Boyd Paisley in 1873 to today's position.

The building is a composition of steel, cast iron and glass. Originally it was used as an exhibition and concert, since the 1880s, then as a greenhouse for plants. Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone were both introduced as rectors of the University of Glasgow in this building in their office. Later the building was then used only for plant breeding. Mainly grow there Australian tree ferns, some of which are older than 120 years.

2004, the building for £ 7 million was renovated and corrosion from steel. For this purpose, the entire building had to be dismantled, the parts were then repaired in Shafton, South Yorkshire. Similarly, all plants had to move for the first time in the history of the greenhouse. In November 2006, the construction work had been completed.