Exterior of the newly restored Temperate House with aircraft flying overhead, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London

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The Temperate House houses an internationally important collection of temperate zone plants, including some of the rarest and most threatened. It was designed by Decimus Burton, who also designed the Palm House at Kew. Building began in 1860 and it opened to the public in 1863.

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