Great Glasshouse
E523472
The Great Glasshouse is a landmark domed greenhouse in Wales that houses one of the world's largest collections of Mediterranean climate plants under a single-span glass structure.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical glasshouse
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greenhouse ⓘ landmark building ⓘ |
| architect | Norman Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Foster and Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
botanical garden structure
ⓘ
domes in the United Kingdom ⓘ greenhouses in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| climateRegionRepresented |
California
NERFINISHED
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Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateTypeHoused | Mediterranean climate plants ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | display of Mediterranean-climate flora from around the world ⓘ |
| function |
botanical research
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plant conservation ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
controlled climate environment
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panoramic internal views of plant collections ⓘ walkways among planted terraces ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Great Glasshouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | modern landmark of Welsh architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | National Botanic Garden of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
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steel ⓘ |
| near | Llanarthne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
largest single-span great glasshouse in the world at time of opening
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one of the world’s largest collections of Mediterranean climate plants under a single-span glasshouse ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| owner | National Botanic Garden of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Botanic Garden of Wales visitor attractions ⓘ |
| roofType | single-span glass structure ⓘ |
| shape | dome ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Anthony Hunt Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
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