Temple of Aeolus, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, London
Architect/Designer | Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1763 |
Image Date | 1963 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Classical Revival |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/GDN/1413 (ES2339.4) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Garden buildings ; Botanical gardens ; Round buildings ; Columns ; Gardens |
NOTES: This decorative temple was designed and constructed by Sir William Chambers between 1760 and 1763. It was rebuilt by Decimus Burton in 1845 on an artificial mound, known as Cumberland Mount, formed from spoil dug during the creation of the Lake.
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