Palm Houses, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Greenhouse.

Palm Houses, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
plain-footing-ebony
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1970
Type
Greenhouse
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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The Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh were designed by Robert Matheson and built between 1856 and 1858. The structure features an arched parallelogram shape supported by Roman Doric pilasters. It has a two-stage convex glass roof and an octagonal section at the rear.

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