Planten un Blomen () is an

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...

with a size of in the inner-city of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

, Germany. The name ''Planten un Blomen'' is

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

for "Plants and Flowers".

History

After the destruction of Hamburg's old city fortifications in the early 1800s, a green belt was established in their place; part of this makes up the modern Planten un Blomen. The first plant was a

Platanus ''Platanus'' ( ) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. The type ...

, planted by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in November 1821. It can be seen next to the Hamburg Dammtor station entrance of the park. The area was previously home to a zoo and a cemetery, the latter of which had to be dismantled for its construction. The modern park was established in 1933; in accordance with Nazi ideology, only German plants were included at the time. In 1953 and 1973 the Internationale Gartenbauausstellung (International Horticulture Show, IGA) were held at the park.

Overview

The park has water-light concerts, public theater and music performances. In addition to the main gardens, there is a large playground and a

Japanese garden are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden desig ...

. The park is open all year round and there is no entrance fee. It contains the Old Botanical Garden of Hamburg.

Gallery

File:Hamburg - Planten un Blomen.jpg , Park and

Heinrich-Hertz-Turm The Heinrich Hertz Tower () is a landmark radio telecommunication tower in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Designed by architect Fritz Trautwein, in co-operation with civil engineers Jörg Schlaich, Rudolf Bergermann and Fritz Leonhardt, the towe ...

File:PlantenUnBlomenWasserspiele.JPG , Water-light concert at Planten un Blomen

References

External links

Website of ''Planten un Blomen''
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History

Overview

Gallery

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