Botanical Gardens

1. the Orto botanico di Pisa operated by the Orto botanico di Pisa
University of Pisa. The first botanic garden, established in 1544
under botanist Luca Ghini: it was relocated in 1563 and again in
1591

2. Botanical Braunschweig
Garden, Germany
Victoria amazonica, Giant
Amazon Water Lily

3. A 16th century print of the Botanical Garden of Padua
—the oldest academic botanic garden that is still at
its original location

4. Lake in the Calcutta Botanical Garden, c. 1905

5. London, established 1759, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Palm House built 1844–1848 by Richard Turner to Decimus Burton's designs

6. Mexican Hothouse, Jardin des Plantes
built 1834–36 by Rohault de Fleury
Example of French glass and metal architecture

7. Chicago Botanic Garden, with a view of the Zig Zag Bridge

8. The Eden Project established in 2000 in Cornwall, England
includes a modern botanical garden exploring the theme of
sustainability