A traditional conservatory at the Horniman Museum in London

A modern Conservatory. A German "Wintergarten" with open blinds and Anemometer(top left)

For music conservatories, see College or university school of music.

A conservatory is a glass and metal structure traditionally found in the garden of a large house. Modern conservatories are smaller, can be made of PVC and are often added to houses for home improvement purposes. The traditional nineteenth century conservatory was a large greenhouse used for growing tender and rare plants, or, less often, for birds and rare animals - sometimes with the plants and animals living together. Many cities, especially those in cold climates and with large European populations have built municipal conservatories to display tropical plants and to hold flower displays. This type of conservatory was popular in the early nineteenth century and by the end of the century people were also giving them a social use (eg: tea parties). Conservatory architecture varies from typical Victorian glasshouses to modern styles, such as geodesic domes. Many which were large and impressive structures are included in the list below. Victorian conservatory at the Horniman Museum. ... Victorian conservatory at the Horniman Museum. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 626 KB) Deutsch: Wintergarten mit eingefahrenem Sonnenschutz und Anemometer (links) English: Winter Garden (Conservatory) Photographed by me! Date: 23. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 626 KB) Deutsch: Wintergarten mit eingefahrenem Sonnenschutz und Anemometer (links) English: Winter Garden (Conservatory) Photographed by me! Date: 23. ... WindowBlinds is also the name of desktop theming software produced by a company called Stardock. ... Cup-type anemometer with vertical axis and turnabout counter located at the Dübendorf museum of military aviation An anemometer is a device for measuring the velocity or the pressure of the wind, and is one instrument used in a weather station. ... A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is a higher education institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds between metal atoms. ... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... Polyvinyl chloride Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC, is a widely used thermoplastic polymer. ... Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which ran from 1991 to 1999. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...

Smaller garden conservatories became popular in the second half of the twentieth century, as places which are part-greenhouses, for conserving plants, and part-recreational, as a solarium or sunroom. They are often used as an extra room rather than for horticulture. A garden conservatory is usually a small conservatory usually attached to a private house. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... The word solarium (pl -lariums or -laria) is Latin and means terrace or flat housetop from the Latin word sol meaning sun. ... Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: horticulture as used in anthropology, a label for agriculture as used in small-scale societies. ...

List of prominent Conservatories

Australia

• Ballarat Botanical Gardens
• Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne

The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Reserve covers an area of 40 hectares which is divided into 3 distinct zones. ... Cooks Cottage in the Fitzroy Gardens. ...

Canada

• Muttart Conservatory (Edmonton, Alberta)

Muttart Conservatory The Muttart Conservatory is located in the North Saskatchewan river valley, across from downtown Edmonton. ... Nickname: Motto: Industry - Integrity - Progress Location of Edmonton within census division number 11, Alberta, Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked...

China

• Beijing Botanical Garden (Beijing)
• Shanghai Botanical Garden (Shanghai)
• South China Botanical Garden (Qingyang, Guangzhou)

Beijing Botanical Garden is situated in the northwestern outskirts of the Beijing between Xiangshan Park and Jade Spring Mountain. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ... Qingyang (simplified Chinese: 庆阳; pinyin: Qìngyáng) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Gansu province. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

United Kingdom

England

• Kew Gardens (southwest London)
• Chatsworth House (Derbyshire)
• Eden project (Cornwall)
• Syon House (west London)

Kew Gardens is the name of several places: Kew Gardens is a commonly-used name for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, United Kingdom Kew Gardens is the name of a park in The Beaches neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kew Gardens is also the name of a neighborhood... A view of Chatsworth from the south-west circa 1880. ... The Eden Project Inside the tropical Biome The Eden Project is a large-scale environmental complex near St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Syon House before the alterations of the 1760s Robert Adams plan for the reconstruction of Syon House. ...

Scotland

• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The Palm House in the Royal Botanic Gardens The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is both a scientific institution and a tourist attraction. ...

U.S.A.

• Biosphere 2 (Oracle, Arizona)
• Steinhardt Conservatory (Brooklyn)
• Climatron (St. Louis)
• Conservatory of Flowers (San Francisco)
• Des Moines Botanical Center (Des Moines)
• Franklin Park Conservatory (Columbus, Ohio)
• Enid Haupt Conservatory (New York)
• Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory (Fort Wayne)
• Garfield Park Conservatory (Chicago)
• Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens (Indianapolis)
• Krohn Conservatory (Cincinnati)
• Lincoln Park Conservatory (Chicago)
• Mitchell Park Conservatory (Milwaukee)
• Moody Gardens (Galveston)
• Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Conservatory (Oklahoma City)
• Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh)
• United States Botanic Garden (Washington, D.C.)
• Volunteer Park Conservatory (Seattle, Washington)
• W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory (Tacoma, Washington)
• Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (Detroit)
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center (Pine Mountain, Georgia)

Biosphere 2 Biosphere 2 is a 3. ... Oracle is a census-designated place located in Pinal County, Arizona. ... Founded in 1910, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens occupy 39 acres (158,000 m²) of the northeastern edge of Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City (USA). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Botanical gardens | Missouri landmarks | Saint Louis, Missouri ... The domed Conservatory of Flowers is one of the worlds largest. ... Exterior of the Des Moines Botanical Center The Des Moines Botanical Center (14 acres / 5. ... Franklin Park Conservatory is a conservatory and botanical garden located at 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. ... The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an enclosed conservatory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. It contains a showcase garden with seasonal displays, a tropical garden with orchids and palms around a waterfall, and an arid garden representing the Sonoran Desert. ... Fort Wayne was the name of at least two historic forts in the United States of America; one of these gave its name to Fort Wayne, Indiana. ... The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest and most impressive conservatories in the United States. ... The Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens are a 7,500 square-foot conservatory and outdoor gardens (3 acres) located at 2450 South Shelby Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Krohn Conservatory is a conservatory located in Eden Park at 1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The front entrance of the Lincoln Park Conservatory. ... Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (Mitchell Park Domes or The Domes) is a conservatory located at Mitchell Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.. It is owned and operated by the Milwaukee County Park System, and replaced the original Milwaukee Conservatory which stood from 1898 to 1955. ... Moody Gardens is a tourist complex in Galveston, Texas. ... Myriad Botanical Gardens (17 acres) are botanical gardens located at 301 West Reno, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... Henry Phipps, (1839- ), was educated in the public schools of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. ... The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanic garden run by the Congress of the United States. ... The conservatory, behind a statue of Secretary of State William H. Seward The Volunteer Park Conservatory is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Seattle, Washington, at the north end of Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. ... The W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory is a greenhouse located in Wright Park at 316 South G Street, Tacoma, Washington. ... Whitcomb Conservatory on Detroits Belle Isle. ... Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center A butterfly at Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center The Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center is located at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. ...

External links

• History of the Conservatory A longer history, including the pioneering work of Sir Joseph Paxton.