Botanical Garden (Uppsala University)

Botanical Garden of Uppsala University
Baroque garden section of Botaniska trädgården, as seen from Uppsala Castle. The building in the background is Linneanum, the garden's largest orangery.
Uppsala University Botanical Garden is located in Uppsala
Uppsala University Botanical Garden
Uppsala University Botanical Garden
Uppsala University Botanical Garden is located in Sweden
Uppsala University Botanical Garden
Uppsala University Botanical Garden
TypeBotanical garden
Coordinates59°51′9″N 17°37′45″E / 59.85250°N 17.62917°E / 59.85250; 17.62917
Opened1655 (1655)
Operated byUppsala University
WebsiteOfficial website
Baroque garden section of Botaniska trädgården with Uppsala Castle in background.

The Botanical Garden of Uppsala University (Swedish: Botaniska trädgården), near Uppsala Castle, is the principal botanical garden belonging to Uppsala University. It was created on land donated to the university in 1787 by Sweden's King Gustav III, who also laid the cornerstone of Linneanum, its orangery.

Uppsala University also maintains two satellite botanical gardens. The older of these is its original botanical garden, created in 1655 by Olaus Rudbeck, now called the Linnaean Garden (in Swedish Linnéträdgården). The other satellite is Linnaeus Hammarby (Linnés Hammarby), the former summer home of Carl Linnaeus and his family.[1]

  1. ^ "University of Uppsala Botanic Garden". Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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