Everything about The Royal Greenhouses Of Laeken totally explained
The
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (in
Dutch:
Koninklijke Serres van Laken, in
French:
Serres Royales de Laeken), are a vast complex of monumental heated greenhouses in the park of the
Royal Castle of Laeken in
Brussels and one of the major
tourist attractions of the city. The complex was commissioned by
King Leopold II of Belgium and designed by
Alphonse Balat. Built between 1874 and 1895, the complex was finished with the completion of the so-called 'Iron Church', a domed greenhouse that would originally serve as the royal chapel. The total floor surface of this immense complex is 2.5 hectares (270,000 square feet). 800,000 liters (over 200,000 US gallons) of fuel oil are needed each year to heat the buildings.
The complex can only be visited in April-May during a two-week period. That is when most flowers are in full bloom.
Gallery
Image:Royal Greenhouse of Laken.jpg|Orangerie
Image:Laeken Se JPG.jpg
Image:Royal Greenhouse of Laken 2.jpg|View of the Orangerie in the direction of the theatre
Image:Laken greenhouse dome.jpg|"Jardin d'hiver/Wintertuin"
Image:Laeken Se1aJPG.jpg|Under the dome of the "Jardin d'hiver"
Image:Laeken Se1gJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Jardin d'hiver"
Image:Laeken Se1oJPG.jpg|Visitors in the "Jardin d'hiver"
Image:Laeken Se1pJPG.jpg|Junction between the "Jardin d'hiver" and the Orangerie
Image:Laeken Se1fJPG.jpg|Junction between the "Jardin d'hiver" and the Orangerie
Image:Laeken Se1cJPG.jpg|"Embarcadère" and "Serre du Congo"
Image:Laeken Se1lJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Embarcadère"
Image:Laeken Se1mJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Serre du Congo"
Image:Laeken Se1bJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Serre du Congo"
Image:Laeken Se1dJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Serre du Congo"
Image:Laeken Se1JPG.jpg|
Image:Laeken Se1eJPG.JPG|
Image:Laeken Se1jJPG.jpg|The long glass gallery in bloom
Image:Laken greenhouse inside 2.jpg|
Image:Laeken Se1kJPG.jpg|Interior of the "Serre de Diane"
Image:Laeken Se1hJPG.jpg|Royal indoor swimming pool (formerly "iron church")
Image:Laeken Se1iJPG.jpg|Stairs to the "Pavillion des palmiers"
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