J3372 : Palm House, Belfast (exterior)

taken 17 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Palm House, Belfast  (exterior)
Palm House, Belfast (exterior)
See J3372 : The Botanic Gardens, Belfast. The Palm House in the Botanic Gardens, Belfast was designed by Charles Lanyon. It dates from 1839 with the dome added in 1852. See also J3372 : The Palm House ironwork, Belfast (1).
Palm House, Botanic Gardens

Designed by Charles Lanyon, the Palm House was built in two stages. The wings were constructed in 1839-40 by Richard Turner of Dublin and the central dome in 1852 by Young of Edinburgh. A magnificent building, it is one of the oldest surviving curvilinear iron and glass structures in the world.

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Monday, 12 March, 2007   (more nearby)
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Monday, 12 March, 2007
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Palm house   (more nearby)
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Irish: geotagged! J 336 725 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.0179N 5:56.0038W
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Irish: geotagged! J 336 725
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