Berlin - Botanic Gardens Botanischer Garten
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The Berlin Botanic Gardens, in the Steglitz district, were originally the kitchen and herb garden for the Royal Palace in the Lustgarten. In 1679, on the instructions of the Grand Elector, a "specimen garden" was laid out in Schöneberg, in what is now the Kleistpark. Over the years this developed into Botanic Gardens, which were then transferred to Dahlem towards the end of the 19th C. Between 1899 and 1910 the German botanist Adolf Engler (1844-1930; his gravestone can be seen to the left of the main pathway) created one of the largest and most important botanic gardens in the world.
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Apart from their educational and research value, the Botanic Gardens are a very popular place of recreation for the people of Berlin. A garden restaurant near the southern entrance ("Unter den Eichen" - Under the Oaks) is open in the summer.
Address:
Berlin Botanical Garden and Museum, Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
Hours:
February 1 to February 28: 9am-5pm
March 1 to March 31: 9am-6pm
April 1 to April 30: 9am-8pm
May 1 to July 31: 9am-9pm
August 1 to August 30: 9am-8pm
September 1 to September 30: 9am-7pm
October 1 to October 31: 9am-6pm
November 1 to January 31: 9am-4pm
Tips: Closing of the greenhouses and last admittance to the garden is 30 minutes before closing.
The Under the Oaks restaurant is open only in the summer.
Facilities: Restaurant or food service
Transit: U-Bahn: Rathaus Steglitz (U9); S-Bahn: Botanischer Garten (S1); Bus: 101, 148, 180.
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