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Botanical Gardens in Liberec

The Botanical Gardens in Liberec comprise 9 pavilions that offer carnivorous plants, orchids, camellias, ferns, Australian flora, cacti growing upside down, a pavilion with aquariums and vivariums, and many other rare plants. The access to the garden complex is through a glass tunnel that is built through a large aquarium: visitors may enjoy an unusual view of the fish swimming above their heads.
Location
Address:Purkyňova 630/1Liberec, 460 01GPS:50°46'44.2''N; 15°04'29.7''E[Map]
Contact
Phone:+420 482 360 811E-mail:info@botanyliberec.czWeb:www.botanickaliberec.cz

EXTERIORS - the magic of colours and fragrances outdoors

  • a rosarium
  • large alpinum with little lakes and water falls
  • orient garden
  • wetland section (a group of 73 pools with more than a hundred plants) 
  • nook with Japanese maple trees (from spring 2017)
  • rustic garden (from spring 2017)

GREEN-HOUSES - From the burning heart of the desert to the damp cradle of the rainforest

  • two pavilions with sea aquariums
  • Pavilion Australis - exposition of Australian flora 
  • Pavilion of carnivorous plants
  • Pavilion Neotropis - plants from American tropical regions (giant water lily - Victoria amazonica - that was discovered by Tadeáš Haenke from Chřibská)
  • Pavilion of cacti
  • Pavilion Paleotropis - trophic plants from Asia and Africa
  • Prehistory Pavilion - fern, horsetail, etc.
  • Flower Pavilion - for example, 200 hundred years old camellias, cacti and succulents
  • Pavilion of Africa and Madagascar - deserts and semi-deserts, bonsais, orchids
  • Pavilion of Water-lilies (open in summer season only)


Back to the roots of the Botanical Garden

the Botanical Garden in Liberec was founded in 1876 at the initiative of the Friends of Nature Society (Verein der Naturfreunde), which began planting trees and shrubs on the site of what is now the North Bohemian Museum. The subsequent construction of the museum forced the botanical garden to move to a new site after just 15 years, where it was opened on 5 September 1895. During World War I and World War II, the garden was used more as a place to grow supplies, including growing vegetables for the inhabitants. It was only after 1945 that the better urban gardening became a scientific institution.


Cells filled with life

The current greenhouse complex dates back to the extensive reconstruction work carried out in between 1995 and 1999, when the outdated greenhouses were replaced by a modern system designed by Ing. arch. Pavle Vaněček. Rather than the former individual greenhouses, the nine exhibition pavilions we see today are grouped together in the shape of plant cells. The same goes for the presentation of the 14 different botanical themes, combining botanical necessity with garden art. In 2014, another specialized pavilion (L) was added to the original greenhouse complex, dedicated to lotuses and tropical water lilies such as Victoria amazonica and the prickly waterlily.
Properties
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Services and facilities:
Cloakroom
Opening hours




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April - October Mo - Su 8:00 - 18:00 open
November - March Mo - Su 9:00 - 16:00 open

Entrance Fee
Full entrance fee:150,00 CZK
Family entrance fee:350,00 CZKMax. 2 adults and 2 children
Children's tickets:80,00 CZK
Student admission:80,00 CZK
Senior admission:80,00 CZK for persons over 65 years
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