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Botanical Garden (Botanisk Have)
written by eggzakly on May 30th, 2009 , 2 submissions , 10 comments (7 votes)

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A quiet retreat in the middle of the city, the Botanical Garden is somewhat of a contrast to the nearby park, Kongens Have, which is full to brimming all summer with picnic-goers, beer drinkers and sunbathers. The Botanical Garden attracts a quieter sort of crowd; couples out for a stroll and people reading or studying on the benches in the sunshine.

The open garden contains plants and trees from the temperate regions of the world, with areas reminiscent of different environments: pine forests with steep paths, a heather covered mountain area and a lake in the center. The greenhouses are devoted to plants originating in warmer or cooler environments, arctic, alpine or tropical.

Most prominent in the garden is the Palmhouse from 1874, drawn by Peter Christian Bønnecke. Enclosing an area of 2400 sq. meters, this greenhouse complex was an impressive structure in its day, and it’s still one of the most beautiful features of the garden. The contrast of the cast iron and glass construction and the tropical rain forest inside – light filtering through the foliage, the humidity and smell of decay lends a surreal beauty to the place.

Photography is allowed, but no tripods, and no traffic outside of the paths.

Website “here”:http://botanik.snm.ku.dk/english/ and Botanical Garden and Botanical Garden on “Wikipedia”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Copenhagen_Botanical_Garden