Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens (Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe, Germany) are located at the edge of the Schlossgarten, west of Karlsruhe Palace, surrounded by historical structures such as an orangery, greenhouses, a winter garden and the State Art Gallery Karlsruhe (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe).
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The botanical gardens were established in the 18th century by Carl Christian Gmelin under Margrave Karl Friedrich (1746-1811). New greenhouses were added by the residence's master builder Heinrich Hübsch in 1853 to 1857.
Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens
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Today, the botanical gardens are no longer such in the strictly scientific sense - at times, more than 40,000 different plants from all over the world used to grow here - but they do still accommodate twenty particularly noteworthy species of trees from various continents.
Monument to Prince Wilhelm in Karlsruhe, sculpted by Hermann Volz. Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens.
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Fountain basins, sculptures, a café terrasse beneath the framework of the former wintergarden and the small but lovely greenhouses with their exotic rarities all add to the charm and appeal of the gardens.
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens.
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Source text:www.botanischer-garten-karlsruhe.de, www.karlsruhe-tourismus.de
Photos: Elisabeth Fazel.
Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens
Monument to Prince Wilhelm in Karlsruhe, sculpted by Hermann Volz. Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens.
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens.
Photos: Elisabeth Fazel.