Temple of Aeolus designed and built by Sir William Chambers at Kew Botanical Gardens in London, England

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Sir William Chambers designed and built the Temple of Aeolus in the 1760s. By 1845, the temple had fallen into a ‘ruinous state’ and was rebuilt by Decimus Burton in stone. It has since stood proudly on top of Cumberland Mount, an artificial hill created using spoil from the Lake and enclosing a brick water cistern. The Temple of Aeolus, which can be accessed via a bark path, is now the focal point of the Woodland Garden, which emulates a natural woodland. In 2009, Kew renovated the temple and reconstructed the badly worn Woodland Garden’s paths. Aeolus was the ruler of the four winds in Greek mythology.

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