The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest
conservatory in
London
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,
after the
Princess of Wales Conservatory at
Kew Gardens
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Located at the
Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings a ...
,
it houses more than 2,000 species of plants and trees, as well as
terrapin
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s and
koi carp
, or more specifically , are colored varieties of carp (''Cyprinus'' sp.) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
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The conservatory covers , and is located on top of the theatre's
fly tower
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.
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Barbican Estate
Gardens in London
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