Hortus Botanicus Leiden

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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.


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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

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

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