Butchart Gardens

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Butchart Gardens is a renowned historic floral display garden and major tourist attraction on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical garden
historic site
tourist attraction
annualVisitors over 1 million
area 22 hectares
55 acres
category Gardens in British Columbia
National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia
Tourist attractions in British Columbia
climateZone temperate coastal
country Canada
foundedBy Jennie Butchart
Robert Pim Butchart
hasFeature boat tours
fountain displays
night illuminations
walking paths
hasPart Italian Garden
Japanese Garden
Mediterranean Garden
Rose Garden
Star Pond
Sunken Garden
carousel
concert lawn
restaurants
seed and gift store
tea house
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
heritageDesignationDate 2004
inception 1904
knownFor Christmas lights display
fireworks shows
floral displays
landscape design
seasonal displays
locatedIn Brentwood Bay
British Columbia
Greater Victoria
Vancouver Island
namedAfter Robert Pim Butchart
nearestCity Victoria, British Columbia
openAllYear yes
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Butchart family
originalIndustry Portland cement production
originalUseOfSite limestone quarry
owner Butchart family
tourismRegion Vancouver Island
website https://www.butchartgardens.com/

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