# Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the world's oldest botanical gardens, founded in 1638 as a medicinal herb garden. Stocked with exotic plants by Dutch traders, it grew the coffee that seeded the plantations of the Americas and keeps centuries-old specimens alive in the Plantage.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 52.3668, 4.9079

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