Description of the attraction
The history of the Vienna Botanical Garden began in 1754, when Empress Maria Theresa founded the Baroque Apothecary Garden for the needs of the Faculty of Medicine, so that students of medicine and botany could get first-hand information about plants and their characteristics. The object's designer, Robert Laugier, shaped the landscape in a geometric manner, placing first plants borrowed from nearby, already developed gardens, such as the Belvedere Palace. After that, the medical garden began to develop and expand rapidly.
From the very beginning of the 19th century, the Botanical Garden was expanded to almost its current size - eight hectares, greenhouses for exotic plants from all over the world were built on the territory. The Second World War seriously damaged both Vienna itself and the Botanical Garden. As a result, about 200 trees had to be cut down, most of the greenhouses needed full restoration or partial restoration.
Currently, the Botanical Garden has an impressive collection of plants. Today, approximately 9,000 plant species can be seen here. The garden works both for visitors and as a scientific laboratory, and takes part in seminars. In addition, the scientific value of this garden lies in the fact that it offers visitors the opportunity to explore nature in the Green School. The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna provides new knowledge for doctors and botanists, or those who are simply fond of studying little-known facts about the plant world.
Various exhibitions and seminars are constantly held on the territory of the Botanical Garden, both for professionals and for ordinary visitors.
