Pyramid Glasshouse - Royal Botanic Gardens
by Bob and Nancy Kendrick
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Pyramid Glasshouse - Royal Botanic Gardens
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Bob and Nancy Kendrick
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The Pyramid Glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. The pyramid encloses the Sydney Tropical Centre portion of the Gardens.
The Botanic Gardens are situated overlooking Farm Cove, directly east of the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and Macquarie Street. On the southern edge the Cahill Expressway borders it and on the eastern edge, Art Gallery Road. It is 30 hectares in area.
The Botanic Gardens were founded on this site by Governor Macquarie in 1816 as part of the Governor’s Domain. Australia's long history of collection and study of plants began with the appointment of the first Colonial Botanist, Charles Fraser, in 1817. The Botanic Gardens is thus the oldest scientific institution in Australia and, from the earliest days, has played a major role in the acclimatisation of plants from other regions.
The Royal Botanic Gardens are home to a colony of over 22,000 Grey-headed Flying Foxes, a large species of fruitbat. The management of the Gardens holds the bats responsible for killing dozens of trees and, in May 2010, received approval for a plan to move the colony elsewhere.
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November 13th, 2012
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