Hortus Botanicus Leiden

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botanical garden research institution tourist attraction

Hortus Botanicus Leiden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, renowned for its historic plant collections and role in botanical research and education in the Netherlands.

Aliases (2)

Clusius Garden ×1
Hortus botanicus Leiden ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	botanical garden → research institution → tourist attraction →
affiliation	Leiden University NERFINISHED →
continent	Europe →
country	Netherlands →
fieldOfWork	botany → horticulture → plant systematics →
foundedBy	Leiden University NERFINISHED →
foundedUnderAuthorityOf	William I, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED →
hasCollection	Asian plant collection → Japanese flora collection → carnivorous plant collection → historic bulb collection → orchid collection → succulent collection → tropical plant collection →
hasPart	Clusius Garden → Japanese Garden → Rosarium → Winter Garden → greenhouses → systematic garden →
heritageStatus	oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands → one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world →
inception	1590 →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch →
locatedIn	Leiden NERFINISHED → South Holland →
locatedOn	Rapenburg canal →
notableFor	botanical education → botanical research → early cultivation of tropical plants in Europe → historic plant collections → introduction of tulips to the Netherlands →
notablePerson	Carolus Clusius → Herman Boerhaave → Paul Hermann → Philipp Franz von Siebold →
officialName	Hortus botanicus Leiden →
operator	Leiden University NERFINISHED →
ownedBy	Leiden University NERFINISHED →
primaryPurpose	conservation of plant diversity → education → scientific research →
publicAccess	yes →
significantEvent	first planting of the garden in 1594 →
website	https://www.hortusleiden.nl →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Leiden →	hasBotanicalGarden
Hortus Botanicus Leiden ("Clusius Garden") →	hasPart
Hortus Botanicus Leiden ("Hortus botanicus Leiden") →	officialName