Barbican Conservatory

{{short description|Nature centre in London, England}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox park

|name = Barbican Conservatory

|photo = Barbican, London - 8 June 2014 - Andy Mabbett - 81.JPG

|photo_caption = The conservatory in 2014

|location = Barbican Centre

|area = {{convert|23000|sqft|m2}}

|opened = 1984{{cite web|author=Willis, Abigail|title=Indoor gardens to visit in London|url=http://www.cityplanter.co.uk/undercover-action-london-indoor-gardens-to-visit/|website=The City Planter|accessdate=12 July 2019|date=25 November 2013|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123063341/http://www.cityplanter.co.uk/undercover-action-london-indoor-gardens-to-visit/|url-status=dead}}

|species = > 2,000

|website = {{URL|https://www.barbican.org.uk/visitor-information/conservatory}}

}}

The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London, after the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens.{{Cite web |last=Landon |first=Alex |date=2021-05-24 |title=London's Beautiful Indoor Rainforest Is A Verdant Paradise • Barbican Conservatory Review and Info |url=https://secretldn.com/barbican-conservatory-rainforest/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Secret London |language=en-GB}} Located at the Barbican Centre,{{cite web|url=https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/conservatory|title=Visitor Information|accessdate=12 July 2019|publisher=Barbican|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518184846/https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/conservatory|url-status=live}} it houses more than 2,000 species of plants and trees, as well as terrapins and koi carp.{{cite web|author=Brown, Mark|title=Barbican marks 30 years of the arts, brutalism and disorientated visitors|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/mar/07/barbican-30-years-arts-brutalism|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 July 2019|date=7 March 2012|archive-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110205017/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/mar/07/barbican-30-years-arts-brutalism|url-status=live}} The conservatory covers {{convert|23000|sqft|m2}}, and is located on top of the theatre's fly tower.{{cite news|author=Swift, Joe|title=Urban Jungle: Hidden treasures in the Barbican maze|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/urban-jungle-hidden-treasures-in-the-barbican-maze-1130108.html|accessdate=12 July 2019|work=The Independent|date=4 December 1999|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112221502/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/urban-jungle-hidden-treasures-in-the-barbican-maze-1130108.html|url-status=live}}