Jardí Botànic de Barcelona

The
Botanical Garden of Barcelona (, ) is a
botanical garden in the
Montjuïc hill of
Barcelona set amongst a number of stadiums used in the
Summer Olympic Games of 1992. Although a botanical garden had been established in Barcelona as early as 1888, the current gardens date from 1999. It should not be confused with the
Historical Botanical Garden of Barcelona () founded in 1930 and reopened in 2003, also located in Montjuïc. Both botanical gardens, the Historical Botanical Garden of Barcelona and the Botanical Garden of Barcelona, are administrated by the
Botanical Institute of Barcelona (), which is one of the four institutions that constitute the
Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona.
The gardens specialise in plants and communities from those areas of the world with
Mediterranean climates and is divided into areas representing the main areas. These are
Australia,
Chile,
California,
South Africa, the western Mediterranean area and the eastern Mediterranean area. A specific section is devoted to the flora of the
Canary Islands.
The garden was designed by local landscape architect
Bet Figueras.
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