1896 – Glasshouses, Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin
Architect: James Boyd
Built by James Boyd of Glasgow as the Succulents, Water Lilys, and Fern Houses, all interlinked but built over a period of almost five years.
Built by James Boyd of Glasgow as the Succulents, Water Lilys, and Fern Houses, all interlinked but built over a period of almost five years.
Costing approximately $40,000 with design and materials from the New York firm of Lord &
Inspired in part by the landscape designs of H.W.S. Cleveland, Frederick Nussbaumer, Superintendent of Parks from 1891 to 1922,
This spectacular dome is the largest single span glasshouse in the world, and was designed by Norman Foster and Partners.