Linnaean Garden, Botanical garden in Uppsala, Sweden.
The Linnaean Garden is a botanical collection in Uppsala that arranges around 1,300 plant species according to Carl Linnaeus's classification system. Pruned hedges and straight paths structure the space in a French-style layout from the 1700s.
The garden was founded in 1655 by Olaus Rudbeck and suffered severe damage during the Uppsala fire of 1702. Carl Linnaeus redesigned it in 1741 and turned it into a research facility for his classification system.
The garden is named after the naturalist Carl Linnaeus, whose work is displayed in an attached museum on the grounds. Visitors can see personal objects and scientific collections that document the botanist's life and research.
The garden is open to visitors from May through September and offers guided tours along with educational programs. The straight pathways make navigation straightforward, and most routes are at ground level.
The garden layout preserves the original French arrangement from the 1700s and displays plants exactly as described in Linnaeus's publication. Visitors can therefore see how the botanist once organized his collection.
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