A few weeks ago, I was in Canary Wharf to see the Winter Lights Festival and had a wander around the Crossrail roof garden. This roof garden is located above the new Crossrail railway station at Canary Wharf. The station is expected to be open in 2018, but it started construction in 2009. It will cost around £500 million to build. The roof garden looks atmospheric with a good mix of nature and architecture, and I noticed a few others walk through in the evening that I was there.
The garden has an open feel to it, and it can also be seen outside the station. Some of the windows that create the dome over the garden are open to the elements so that it feels that it is inside as well as outside. There's also lighting and small pathways through the various trees/bushes.
There were all sorts of trees and plants, including bamboo, palms, and ferns. The rooftop garden is actually quite large in area. When I had seen programmes on television about it, I did not anticipate that it would comprise of such a large area.
I believe that a cafe or restaurant will also be located here as soon as Crossrail opens.
Have you been to check out the roof garden at Canary Wharf in the crossrail station yet?
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