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Bollwerk Zur Katz
The Old Botanical Garden (German: ''Alter Botanischer Garten'') is a botanical garden and arboretum in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zürich. The garden is, among the neighbored ''Schanzengraben'' moat and the ''Bauschänzli'' bastion, one of the last remains of the Baroque Bollwerk zur Katz, fortifications of Zürich, that was begun in 1642. Facilities The Garden is located on the former Bollwerk zur Katz, ''zur Katz'' bastion in the City (Zürich), city centre near the ''Sihlporte'' area. Opening times are daily from April to September 7:00–19.00 (7 pm), October to March 8:00–18:00 (6 pm). Trams Zürich tram route 2, 2 and Zürich tram route 9, 9 stop at the nearby ''Sihlstrasse'' stop. Although the Old Botanical Garden is owned by the University of Zurich, it should not be mistaken for the Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, which opened in 1977 and is located at ''Zollikerstrasse'' in the Weinegg (Zürich), Weinegg quarter of the city. The present facilitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanical Garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a garden with a documented collection of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display, and education. It is their mandate as a botanical garden that plants are labelled with their botanical names. It may contain specialist plant collections such as cactus, cacti and other succulent plants, herb gardens, plants from particular parts of the world, and so on; there may be greenhouse, glasshouses or shadehouses, again with special collections such as tropical plants, alpine plants, or other exotic plants that are not native to that region. Most are at least partly open to the public, and may offer guided tours, public programming such as workshops, courses, educational displays, art exhibitions, book rooms, op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
