Christmas at Kew

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has launched its first illuminated after-dark Christmas festival. This photo shows the restored Palm House illuminated by night. In the foreground is a fountain with the statue of Hercules fighting the river-god Achelous as its centrepiece. This is a bronze replica of the marble sculpture by François-Joseph Bosio, made in 1824. CLICK for Kew.