Pagoda in Kew Gardens

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The Pagoda in Kew Gardens is an 18th-century, Chinese-style ornamental tower in London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, renowned as a landmark example of European Chinoiserie architecture.

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Pagoda in Kew Gardens canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinoiserie structure ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
tower ⓘ
architect William Chambers ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chinese-style ⓘ
Chinoiserie ⓘ
category 18th-century architecture in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Chinoiserie in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ⓘ
Towers in London ⓘ
commissionedBy Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ⓘ
completionDate 1762 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1761 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designer William Chambers ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
hasPart balconies ⓘ
dragon sculptures ⓘ
octagonal floors ⓘ
tiled roofs ⓘ
hasView London skyline ⓘ
Thames Valley ⓘ
height about 50 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
inception 1761 ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Kew ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ⓘ
linked to: Kew

United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
timber ⓘ
notableFor European interpretation of Chinese pagoda design ⓘ
prominent landmark within Kew Gardens ⓘ
numberOfFloors 10 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalNumberOfDragons 80 ⓘ
ownedBy Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ⓘ
linked to: Kew
partOf Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Kew
patron Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ⓘ
significantEvent major restoration completed in 2018 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor ornamental purpose ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ

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Sir William Chambers → notableWork → Pagoda in Kew Gardens ⓘ
William Chambers → designed → Pagoda in Kew Gardens ⓘ