Botanical Gardens Munich-Nymphenburg

The Munich-Nymphenburg Botanical Garden, located near the Nymphenburg Palace in the German city of Munich, has a long history. The first botanical city garden was designed in 1809 by architect Friedrich Ludwig Schkel and botanist Franz von Paul Schrank. For a century it was one of the most visited places in the city. Now the so-called Old Botanical Garden is located in the heart of the city.

In 1914, it was decided to create a new botanical garden on the outskirts of the city, which is now considered almost its center. The modern garden was created on the initiative of the famous botanist Carl Immanuel Ebergard von Goebel, who after the opening became its first director.

Now the botanical garden of Munich, together with the park Nymphenburg, occupies a total area of about 40 hectares and is part of the Bavarian State Collection of Natural History. On the territory of the garden grows about 14 thousand plants from around the world. Only the area of greenhouses with tropical and subtropical plants, in which butterflies fly from December to March, is 4500 square meters. In the part of the park where roses bloom, there are several cafes.