Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua

World Heritage

Italy

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The world's first botanical garden was founded in Padua in 1545. It still retains its original layout - a circular central plot, symbolizing the world, surrounded by a circle of water. Other elements were added later, some architectural (decorative portals and railings), some practical (pumping devices and greenhouses). It continues to fulfil its original role as a scientific research centre.

# Scientific Research Center

# Architectural elements

# 1545

# The first botanical garden

# Circular layout

# Practical elements

Collezione Opuntia

The Botanical Garden of Padova (or Garden of the Simples) in a 16th-century print in the background...

The Botanical Garden of Padua in the background, the Basilica of Sant'Antonio

The Basilica of St. Antonius in the background

The 'Goethe palm' greenhouse

The entrance

North gate

The Botanical Garden of Padova (or Garden of the Simples) in a 16th-century print; in the background...

Platanus orientalis

Tanks of aquatic plants and the 'Goethe palm' greenhouse

Actinidia chinensis

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Information extracted from Wikidata

location of creation	Orto botanico di Padova
ELSTAT geographical code	botanical-garden-of-padua-orto-botanico-di-padova
number of rooms	lccn-n94013528
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0bzb6l
Commons category	Botanical garden of Padua
inception	1545-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(11.880555555 45.398888888)
official website	http://www.ortobotanicopd.it/
topic's main category	Category:Botanical garden of Padua
Commons gallery	Orto botanico di Padova
start time	1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
date of official opening	1545-01-01T00:00:00Z
area	22000
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
street address	Via Orto Botanico, 15
Atlas Obscura identifier	botanical-garden-of-padua-orto-botanico-di-padova
uses	261876-X
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/OrtoBotPadova%20Incrocio%20viali.jpg
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Orto%20botanico%20padova.JPG
executive body	Botanical garden of Padua