Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Botanical garden and museum in Lichterfelde, Berlin, Germany
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin is a scientific garden and research center in Lichterfelde, Germany, holding 22,000 plant species across 43 hectares (106 acres). The grounds are divided into geographical zones, a systematic botany area, and fourteen display greenhouses that recreate different climatic conditions.
The institution began in 1573 at Berlin City Palace as a royal garden and relocated in 1897 to its current site in Dahlem, where Adolf Engler directed the redesign. During the Second World War, the facility suffered heavy damage but was gradually restored over the following decades.
The garden's name recalls the Royal Domain of Dahlem, where it was laid out in 1899, though the site now lies in Lichterfelde West. The attached Botanical Museum, the Herbarium Berolinense with over 3.5 million specimens, and a scientific library serve researchers, while the garden receives about half a million visitors a year.
Visitors pay 6 euros admission for adults and can walk along accessible paths through the outdoor sections and most greenhouses. Anyone interested in botanical research or viewing the herbarium should check with the museum in advance, as these areas are not always open to the general public.
The main pavilion reaches a height of 25 meters (82 feet) and uses a glass structure to house tropical plants such as giant bamboo under near-natural light conditions. One of the greenhouses grows a titan arum, which blooms only once every few years and releases a strong scent resembling rotting flesh.
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