Botanical Garden in Berlin

With area of 43hectares and around 22,000 different plant species, the Botanical Garden in Berlin ( _de. Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem) is considered one of the most important gardens in the world.

The garden is located in the Dahlem neighborhood of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. It was constructed between 1897 and 1910, under the guidance of architect Adolf Engler, in order to present exotic plants returned from German colonies .

Today, the garden is part of the Free University of Berlin. The Botanical Museum ("Botanische Museum"), with a large collection of plant preparates (Herbarium, "Herbarium Berolinense") and a large scientific library, are attached to the garden.

The complex consists of several buildings and glass-houses, such as the Cactus Pavilion and the Pavilion Victoria (which features a collection of orchids, carnivorous plants and giant white water lily "Victoria-Seerosen"). The total area of all glass-houses is 6,000 m². The garden's open-air areas, sorted by geographical origin, have a total area of 13 hectares. The garden's arboretum is 14 hectares.

The most well-known part of the garden is the Great Pavilion ("Das Große Tropenhaus"), the largest glass-house in the world. The building is a steel structure covered by glass, 25 meters high and 30 by 60 meters in floor area. The temperature inside is maintained at 30 °C and air humidity is kept high. Among the many tropical plants it hosts is a giant bamboo.

References

*Christiane Borgelt, Regina Jost, Florian Bolk: "Botanisches Museum & Gewächshäuser der Freien Universität Berlin", Stadtwandel Verlag 2004, Berlin, ISBN 3-937123-10-5 [http://www.bgbm.org/BGBM/library/publikat/Special_publ.htm]

External links

*de iconen icon [http://www.botanischer-garten-berlin.de/ Official website]
*en icon [http://www.bgbm.org/bgbm/pr/kurzinfo/briefing/garten.htm Short overview]

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