Botanical Garden (Uppsala University)
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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.
Botanical Garden of Uppsala University | |
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Type | Botanical garden |
Coordinates | 59°51′9″N 17°37′45″E |
Opened | 1655 (1655) |
Operated by | Uppsala University |
Website | Official website |
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]