page_title: Architecture of Wales
section_title: 1980–2000
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Wales / Post-war architecture in Wales / 1980–2000
caption_attribution_description: The great glass house at the National Botanic Garden of Wales - designed by Sir Norman Foster.
context_page_description: Architecture of Wales is an overview of architecture in Wales from the Medieval period to the present day, excluding castles and fortifications, ecclesiastical architecture and industrial architecture. It covers the history of domestic, commercial, and administrative architecture.
context_section_description: A notable project at the end of the 20th century was the creation of the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The most striking feature of this was the Great Glasshouse. Designed 1995–1996 by Foster and Partners and built 1997–1999. This is the largest single span glasshouse in the world 110 metres long and 60 metres wide. The roof an elliptical torus is carried on twenty-four elliptical arches and covers 3,500 square metres, and provides Wales with a building of international note.
caption: Great Glass House
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