Botaniska trädgården, University botanical garden in Lund, Sweden.
Botaniska trädgården is a garden in Lund featuring outdoor sections and greenhouses that display plants from nine different climate zones. The grounds are organized into themed areas where visitors can explore plant diversity from various regions around the world.
The garden first operated in 1690 before relocating to its current site along Östra Vallgatan in 1862. This move allowed the collection to expand and establish itself as an important research facility for the university.
The garden functions as an educational center for Lund University, supporting research activities while maintaining collections of 7000 plant species.
Entry to the garden is free and outdoor areas are accessible during regular daylight hours, though greenhouses are currently undergoing renovation. Wearing comfortable shoes and dressing appropriately for the season makes it easy to explore the entire grounds.
The garden's botanical museum, built in 1913 by architect Theodor Wåhlin, grew out of Kilian Stobaeus's cabinet of curiosities, donated to Lund University in 1735. Its collection holds 2.5 million specimens, including 102,000 algae, one of the world's largest algae collections. It is closed to the public and reserved for research.
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