Leiden, Netherlands

Hortus Botanicus Leiden

Hortus Botanicus Leiden, Leiden

The oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands, laid out in 1594 for Leiden University. Under its first prefect, Carolus Clusius, it helped launch the Dutch love of tulips, and it still cultivates plants gathered from across the world.

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Location

Coordinates: 52.15709, 4.48452

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