Gothenburg Botanical Garden

The Gothenburg Botanical Garden (svenska. Göteborgs botaniska trädgård) is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is one of the leading botanical gardens in Europe.

History

It was planned by the city council, created thanks to generous donors, and inaugurated in 1923 when Gothenburg celebrated its 300th anniversary.

One of the prominent botanists who created the garden was Carl Skottsberg, who made several research trips around the globe to collect the rare plants of the garden.

Description

The total area is 175 hectares (ca 430 acres),Шаблон:Dead link of which most constitutes a nature reserve, Änggården, including an arboretum.

The garden proper is about 40 hectares and there are 16,000 different species. The Rock Garden has received two stars in the Michelin Green Guide. Other sights worth seeing are The Rhododendron Valley, the Japanese Glade and the greenhouses with about 4,000 various plants, including some 1,500 orchids, a remarkable tufa apartment and the rare Easter Island Tree, Sophora toromiro.

The Gothenburg Botanical Garden was namedШаблон:By whom The Most Beautiful Garden in Sweden in 2003.

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Kris Tin
13 June 2018
what a beautiful place. definitely pay the botanical garden a visit and don‘t miss the view point - it‘s worth the climb.
Samet S. Aytekin
20 November 2013
Tropical rain forests, Mediterranean flowers, dessert cactus, herbivorous plants...what's else can a person want!
oliver
4 June 2018
behind the stonegarden you’ll find a magnificent view over göteborg. worth the way and effort.
Peter Trybus
30 January 2017
Definitely the most beautiful garden in Goteborg and one of the most beatiful gardens in Sweden!
Zahra Zeinali
29 October 2014
Such a beautiful place to spend a day in. All kinds of plants. Chillax on your way up.
Jorge Hernández
21 May 2015
Beautiful garden with different kinds of plants. Is a great place to relax
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