GLASS ACT
Glasshouses don’t come any more magnificent than Temperate House (pictured this page and opposite), the diamond in the crown at London’s World Heritage-listed Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (aka Kew Gardens).
Designed by Decimus Burton and opened to the public in 1863, the 191m-long structure is the largest Victorian-era glass building in the world – twice the size of Palm House
