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These are some shots taken around the Japanese Garden and Chinese Pagoda at Kew Botanic Gardens in London.
The "Great Pagoda" was finished in 1762 as a gift to Princess Augusta who was the founder of Kew Gardens.
The Pagoda was built by Sir William Chambers, who had spent time travelling and studying the architecture of East Asia. It offered one of the earliest birds eye views over London.
After an extensive restoration project it is now possible to climb to the very top. On this particular visit I declined checking out the view as it costs £4.50 but on my next visit I will pay to climb it.
The Dragons that currently adorn the tower were added in the restoration project in 2018.
These dragons were 3D printed. It is said the original dragons that adorned the Pagoda were sold in 1784 to pay one of King Georges gambling debts.
A short walk from the Great Pagoda we find this beautiful Japanese Garden.
Japan’s mountain regions are represented by stones and rock outcrops, interplanted with shrubs.The landscape was designed by Professor Fukuhara of Osaka University in 1996.
Chokushi-Mon (Gateway of the Imperial Messenger) is a 4/5th scale replica of the Gate of Nishi Hongan-ji (Western Temple of the Original Vow) in Kyoto, Japan.
Created for the Japan-British Exhibition held at White City in London in 1910, the Japanese Gateway is built in the architectural style of the late-16th century Momoyama (or Japanese rococo) period.
Dragons and other mythical beast's adorn the gateway.
A beautiful sculpture of a crane adorns the front of this beautiful building.
In the Garden of Activity, a slope symbolises elements of the natural world like waterfalls, mountains and the sea while raked gravel and large rocks represent the movement of water flowing and tumbling.
This peacock is at peace in some wonderful surroundings.
One last shot of the blossom's of spring.
Lovely pics - its a great place !
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Thanks for checking out my post :)
You collected beautiful photos. I really liked the second photo. What an interesting architecture !!
Thanks so much :).I have a video to post today which shows alot more of Kew gardens I will make a post in the pinmapple community with the rest of my photographs and video :).
That Pagoda is awesome! I love that dragon on there too!
Yeah its pretty impressive , I kinda wish I had went to the top but at the time I was tired from alot of walking around the gardens.
I guess that will be a good excuse to go back in the future! hahaha
Yeah I want to see what Kew Gardens looks like in late Summer or Autumn. Its a pretty magical place I might head back in October.
I bet in Fall with the turning of the colors would be a spectacular time to go!
Looks like a place and want to chill in. Great photos, loved the close up of the peacock.
Yeah it is a very chilled out place well worth a visit. I have some video footage I will post in the Pinmapple community sometime this week when I find the time.
Great. I'll check the comunity out. Been looking for a video comunity here, don't know if that's it.
Pinmapple is the main travel community here , there is always something interesting to read about there.I finally finished my Kew Gardens post , you can find it here.
https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@celticheartbeat/a-day-at-kew-gardens-london-s-royal-botanic-garden
Thanks