University of Vienna Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Vienna, Austria
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is a botanical garden in Vienna's 3rd district, located between Jacquingasse and the Belvedere. It covers around 8 hectares (20 acres) and holds about 9,500 plant species from many different climate zones around the world.
The garden was founded in 1754 at the initiative of Empress Maria Theresa, originally to grow medicinal plants for scientific and medical study. It was heavily damaged by bombing during the Second World War and was gradually rebuilt from 1970 onward.
The garden lies next to the Belvedere grounds and is still used by university students for research and study. Visitors walking along the paths can see plants from distant parts of the world growing side by side, some rarely seen outside a research setting.
Entry is free, and the garden is open on most days of the year, with a short closure around the Christmas and New Year period. It may close without warning during bad weather such as storms or heavy snow, so checking conditions beforehand is a good idea. Dogs, bicycles, and jogging are not allowed inside.
The first director of the garden, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, and his son Joseph are buried on the grounds, with their names inscribed on plaques inside the winter greenhouse building. The greenhouses rebuilt after the war cover around 1,500 square meters (16,000 sq ft) but are not open to the public.
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