Jardín Americano, Botanical garden on Isla de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain.
The garden features diverse sections with palms, cacti, tropical plants, square pools, waterfalls, and a wooden riverside walkway along the Guadalquivir River.
The garden opened for the 1992 World Exposition in Seville, displaying plants donated by multiple nations to commemorate 500 years since Columbus' expedition.
Each plant section includes information cards detailing traditional uses in American cultures, from tequila production to medicinal applications and handicrafts.
The garden includes benches around the lake, a children's play area with wooden structures, and the Aula Bioclimatica for educational presentations.
The subtropical area contains a slatted wooden roof structure that shelters specific plant species and features a pool with a waterfall surrounded by greenery.
Location: Seville
GPS coordinates: 37.39678,-6.00582
Latest update: March 11, 2025 13:13
Andalusia holds a notable collection of historic gardens that reflect different periods of Spanish history. These sites combine Moorish, Christian, and modern design traditions and demonstrate the evolution of garden art on the Iberian Peninsula. From the terraced layouts of the Nasrid era to the parks of the 19th and 20th centuries, these places provide insight into the cultural influences of various ages. Granada contains several significant examples of this garden tradition. The Generalife served as the summer residence of the Nasrid sultans and features water features, patios, and planted terraces overlooking the Alhambra. The Carmen de los Mártires combines Moorish, French, and English garden elements, while the Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta represents an example of early 20th-century garden design. Additional sites such as the Carmen de la Victoria, the Jardin de los Adarves, and the Palacio de los Córdova complete the picture of Granada's garden tradition. Seville houses one of Spain's most important historic gardens at the Real Alcázar. The complex includes Moorish courtyards, Renaissance parterres, and modern plantings. The city also offers the Jardines de Murillo at the edge of the Alcázar grounds, the expansive María Luisa Park with its pavilions and plazas, the Jardín Americano with exotic vegetation, as well as Los Jardines de la Buhaira and La Cartuja de Sevilla. The Casa de Pilatos displays an ornate palace courtyard with plants and fountains. In Córdoba, the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos presents geometric gardens with water basins and cypresses, while the Palacio de Viana offers twelve different interior courtyards with varied plantings. Málaga contributes to the diversity with the Botanical Garden La Concepción and the Pedro Luis Alonso Gardens, and in Vélez de Benaudalla lies the Nasrid Garden of Vélez as another testimony to Moorish garden design.
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