Botanical garden and museum

The botanical garden, created between 1897 and 1910 and covering an area of 43 hectares, boasts around 22,000 different plant species, making it one of the largest and most important botanical gardens in the world. It also includes the Botanical Museum which has models of flowers and vegetation, ancient Egyptian burial objects, etc. The botanical garden's cathedral-like greenhouses contain some of Germany's largest collections. The 25-metre-high tropical house is the tallest greenhouse in the world. The giant Victoria water lilies are also well worth admiring. Disabled facilities, guided tours on request.