UNESCO World Heritage Site

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, inscribed in 2003.

This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and documents) that have been considerably enriched through the c

This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and documents) that have been considerably enriched through the centuries. Since their creation in 1759, the gardens have made a significant and uninterrupted contribution to the study of plant diversity and economic botany.

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
2003
UNESCO reference
1084
Area
132 ha

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