Barbican Conservatory

Nature centre in London, England

Barbican Conservatory

The conservatory in 2014

Location| Barbican Centre
Area| 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2)
Opened| 1984[1]
Species| > 2,000
Website| www.barbican.org.uk/visitor-information/conservatory

The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London,[2] after the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens.[3] Located at the Barbican Centre,[2] it houses more than 2,000 species of plants and trees, as well as terrapins and koi carp.[4] The conservatory covers 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2), and is located on top of the theatre's fly tower.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Willis, Abigail (25 November 2013). "Indoor gardens to visit in London". The City Planter. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. ^ a b "Visitor Information". Barbican. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
3. ^ Landon, Alex (24 May 2021). "London's Beautiful Indoor Rainforest Is A Verdant Paradise • Barbican Conservatory Review and Info". Secret London. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
4. ^ Brown, Mark (7 March 2012). "Barbican marks 30 years of the arts, brutalism and disorientated visitors". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
5. ^ Swift, Joe (4 December 1999). "Urban Jungle: Hidden treasures in the Barbican maze". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

## External links

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* Media related to Barbican conservatory at Wikimedia Commons

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