Barbican Conservatory

Barbican Conservatory

The conservatory in 2014
Location Barbican Centre
Area 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2)
Opened 1984[1]
Species > 2000

The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London, located at the Barbican Centre.[2] It houses that than 2000 species of plants and trees, as well as birds and fish, including finches, quails, terrapins and koi carp.[3] The conservatory covers 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2), and is located on top of the theatre's fly tower.[4]

Admission to the conservatory is free but public opening times are very limited; currently only afternoons on Sundays and some Bank holiday Mondays. Opening days and times are given on the Barbican website. The conservatory can be hired for meetings and receptions.

References

  1. Willis, Abigail (25 November 2013). "Indoor gardens to visit in London". The City Planter. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. "Visitor Information". Barbican. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. Brown, Mark (7 March 2012). "Barbican marks 30 years of the arts, brutalism and disorientated visitors". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. Swift, Joe (4 December 1999). "Urban Jungle: Hidden treasures in the Barbican maze". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

External links

Media related to Barbican conservatory at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°31′13″N 0°05′42″W / 51.5202°N 0.095°W / 51.5202; -0.095

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