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 Hortus Botanicus by codrutz
Hortus Botanicus means "Botanical Garden" in Latin. Amsterdam has a wonderful such garden, with some 250.ooo flowers, 115.ooo plants and trees, from 8.ooo different varieties. The special thing about this Botanical Garden is the fact that is was established here back in 1682.
The whole place isn't very vast, but more than similar to a little jungle-park, with plants side by side, one great butterfly park and the greenhouses for the tropical plants. The Palm-House (pictured) hosts one of the oldest palm trees.
Admission is free with the Amsterdam Pass or 5 EUR without. May I suggest it really worth a visit!
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 outside the palm house by JetlagCity
The Botanical Garden makes a very pleasant change of pace from museums and sight-seeing. Most of the plants were collected a few centuries ago by the Dutch East India Company, and some are at risk of becoming extinct now. Don't miss the Palm House.
The garden isn't too big - I think we wandered around the whole of it in about half an hour, although we might have stayed longer if we'd been in town for more than a day. Leave a Comment Phone: 020-6258411Directions: Plantage DistrictWebsite: www.hortus-botanicus.nl Other Contact: E-Mail: info@hortus-botanicus.nl
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In 1638 the Amsterdam City Counsil founded a medicinal herb garden. Those herbs were well needed as a medicine to counter the plague epidemic. The Hortus was the training location for doctors and pharmacists to prepare prescriptions.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the VOC ships brought back exotic plants and herbs and soon the Hortus expanded and became a botanical garden in 1682.
In 2003 the Hortus was renovated and the orangery is one of the most beautiful Amsterdam outdoor cafés.
Visiting hours:
Mo - Fri 9AM - 5PM (4PM in Dec/Jan; 9PM in Jul/Aug)
Sa - Su 10AM - 5PM (4PM in Dec/Jan; 9PM in Jul/Aug)
Admission: Euro 7.00 Leave a Comment
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 Hortus Botanicus by Mariajoy
April-September - Mon-Fri 9-5
Sat-Sun 11-5
Oct- March - Mon-Fri 9-4
Sat-Sun 11-4 Leave a Comment
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Again I did not go into the botanical gardens as they are fairly small in comparison to botanical gardens I have visited in other countries. My dutch friend advised me that a lot of locals buy a yearly pass & on sunny days spend their time in there with a book as many apartments have no access to garden space.
The gardens were established in 1638nas a herb garden for the city’s doctors. It would be an interesting place to visit if you are interested in botany. There is also a butterfly house inside.
Open Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm & Sat / Sun 11am – 5pm
Adult Euro 6 Child Euro 3 Guided tours Euro 1 extra Leave a Comment
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 Hortus Botanicus - Botanical
Garden by Jarin
The ships of the VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie = East India Company) brought many useful tropical plants. At the beginning of 1700 Hortus was the first garden outside Arabia where you could find coffee plants.
In the Hortus you can find abt. 8,000 different species of tropical, subtropical and desert plants. Leave a Comment
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 by BlueBerry_7Leave a Comment
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As a person who is very fond of planting, Hortus was the most important location for me when I was planning my trip. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. So I was expecting too much after I read many things about this place and after I saw many flowers all over Amsterdam. But unfortunately we were in February and Amsterdam was too cold. So the pools were frozen and outdoor plants were sleeping when I was visiting Hortus. Then I realized that Hortus has not only an outdoor garden, but also many greenhouses.
Here comes a warning: If it is cold outside, your camera can be foggy when you enter a greenhouse. There is a huge green house at your right after the main entrance. Its doors are strictly closed, because there are many tropical plants in there. The weather inside reminded me hammams of Turkey, because the plants need humidity, too. You can climb some stairs and wander around on a catwalk. This is a nice way to see the huge trees, but do not miss the small plants under them. This greenhouse is divided three different parts inside. They all have different temperature and humidity values. I've seen many plants that I've never seen before.
There is another greenhouse with many butterflies. They were flying around and feeding themselves from the plates full of orange slices. Also there are many cocoons hanging in a windowed partition.
I expected much from the shop of Hortus. I’d like to have seeds some of these amazing plants.
Entrance fee is 6 euro, but free with Iamsterdam card.
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 by conny_bazenLeave a Comment Other Contact: tel. 020-6258411
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The Botanic garden of Amsterdam was founded in 1682 and it is one of the oldest in existence. It was originally a medicinal herb garden founded by the city council. Herbs then played a major part in the basis of medicines and Amsterdam had just had a plaque epidemic. Doctors and pharmacists trained in the preparation of medicines at the Hortus. Then in the 17th and 18th century the VOC (the Dutch East India Company) brought not only herbs and spoices to the Hortus but exotic plants. Some of them are still in the Hortus 300 years later, for example the Eastern Cape giant cycad.
The entrance gates were built in 1715 and this is one of the oldest parts of the Hortus. from 1896 to 1918 Professor Hugo de Vries was director of the Hortus and most of the other buildings date from this time. Hugo de Vries was a famous genetics professor, he lived opposite the Hortusand there is also a "Hugo de Vries" gate. Thhis was moved a little so that the professor could enter the gardens opposite his home and not have to walk around the corner. His house has a plaque on it but is a private building.
The Hortus is not large - it covers only 1,2 hectare but it has a large variety of plants. The garden and greenhouses represent 7 differnt climates. Hortus specialises in a number of palnt groups - the cycads, South African palnts, conservatory plants and carnivorous plants. Leave a Comment
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