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The Pagoda, Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, London, 20th Century. The Chinese-inspired ten-storey octagonal pagoda is 163 ft (nearly 50 metres) high, and was completed in 1762 as a surprise for Princess Augusta, the Dowager Princess of Wales and mother of George III. It was designed by Sir William Chambers. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century).