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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdomen_US
dc.coverage.temporalsite begun 1842 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorHooker, William Jacksonen_US
dc.date1842-9999en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-17T18:58:02Z
dc.date.available2013-10-17T18:58:02Z
dc.date.issued1842-9999en_US
dc.identifier238345en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2592en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/146114
dc.descriptionLooking northeast towards Kibble Palace (distant center); Glasgow Botanic Gardens is an arboretum and public park located in the West End. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace. The gardens were first begun in Sauchiehall Street in 1817, and run by the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow (founded by Thomas Hopkirk of Dalbeth). William Hooker was regius professor of botany at Glasgow University, and contributed to the development of the Botanic Gardens before his appointment to the directorship of Kew Gardens in London. The present site was acquired and developed in 1842. The gardens were originally used for concerts and other events, and in 1891 the gardens were incorporated in to the Parks and Gardens of the City of Glasgow. The site was once served by a railway line, and Botanic Gardens Railway Station remains today in a derelict state, hidden behind some trees. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/7/2012)en_US
dc.format.mediumglass; iron; plant materialen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectbotanicalen_US
dc.subjectscientific or medicalen_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.titleGlasgow Botanic Gardensen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode2A2-SC-G-GBG-A4en_US
vra.culturalContextBritish Scottish (Scots)en_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling), gardeningen_US
vra.worktypeparks (recreation areas)en_US
vra.worktypegreenhouseen_US
vra.worktypebotanical gardenen_US
dc.contributor.displayWilliam Jackson Hooker (British botanist, 1785-1865)en_US


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