Lisbon - Botanical Garden Jardim Botânico
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Lisbon's botanical garden is considered to be one of Europe's finest. It covers an area of 34,000sq.m/365,976sq.ft extending uphill from the Rua da Escola Politécnica to the Avenida da Liberdade. Inspired by two professors from the adjoining Science Faculty (which had to be evacuated from the rooms of the Escola Politécnica in 1978 owing to a fire) it was set out here in 1873, thus before the construction of the Avenida de Liberdade.
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A meterological observatory, opened in 1863, and an astronomical institute and observatory have been built on a higher terrace. A department of the Science Museum located in this upper part of the garden can be visited by an appointment.
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Address:
Botanical Garden, Rua da Escola Politécnica 56, Lisbon , Portugal
Hours:
April 1 to September 30: 9am-8pm; Sun: 10am-8pm; Sat: 10am-8pm
October 1 to March 31: 9am-6pm; Sun: 10am-6pm; Sat: 10am-6pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit: Metro: Avenida; Bus: 15, 58, 100
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