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The oldest university botanical garden in Croatia, Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (the Garden) celebrated the 125th anniversary of its continuous work. Throughout the 125 years of its existence, the Garden operates within the University, at first as part of the Faculty of Philosophy and today belonging to the Faculty of Science. It has always had an important role in the university teaching, scientific research a...

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The oldest university botanical garden in Croatia, Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (the Garden) celebrated the 125th anniversary of its continuous work. Throughout the 125 years of its existence, the Garden operates within the University, at first as part of the Faculty of Philosophy and today belonging to the Faculty of Science. It has always had an important role in the university teaching, scientific research and expert work in the field of botany, as well as in educating the public about the importance of joint actions with aim to protect and preserve the wealth of national flora.Today, the Botanical Garden is an integral part of a sequence of handsome old Zagreb squares and parks known by the name of ‘Lenuci’s’ or the ‘Green Horseshoe’. Because of its great educational, cultural, historical and touristic values and its overall significance for Zagreb and Croatia, since 1971 the Garden has been protected as a park architecture monument. It is also entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Ministry of Culture and protected as ‘original architectural
achievement and a complete urban, architectonic and park space’. An oasis in the very center of Croatia's capital, the Garden has a display of about 5000 different plant taxa.