Botanická zahrada na Slupi - Praha, Czech republic
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N 50° 04.262 E 014° 25.193
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The university botanical garden, established on this place 1897.
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/10/2017
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"Charles IV. founded Prague's first botanical garden in the l4th century. This is a much later institution. The university garden was founded in the Smichov district in 1775, but in 1897 it was moved to its present site here in the New Town. The huge greenhouses date from 1938.
Special botanical exhibitions and shows of exotic birds and tropical fish are often held here. One star attraction of the gardens is the giant water lily, Victoria cruziana, whose huge leaves can support a small child. During the summer it produces dozens of flowers which only survive for a day."
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