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Padua Botanical Garden

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Padua Botanical Garden

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Location: Padova, Veneto, Italy

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Paul

November 19, 2025

University of Padua Botanical Garden

The oldest university botanical garden in the world
Founded in 1545 to facilitate the study and practical recognition of medicinal plants for university students, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. The Botanical Garden of the University of Padua is the origin of all botanical gardens worldwide and has significantly contributed to the advancement of numerous modern scientific disciplines, particularly botany, medicine, chemistry, ecology, and pharmacy.

Covering an area of 3.5 hectares, it is home to a Renaissance gem, the Garden of the Simple. It boasts 3,500 plant species from around the world and is today a center for research and conservation of plant species.

Text / Source: Orto Botanico, 1545, 35123 Padova PD

ortobotanico1545.it

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Fabio Carlini

April 29, 2024

The botanical garden of Padua, founded in 1545, is the oldest botanical garden in the world still in its original location and one of the oldest ever. Located in an area of approximately 2.2 hectares, it is located in the historic center of Padua, near the Prato della Valle. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
The Botanical Garden of Padua was created for the cultivation of medicinal plants which constituted the majority of "simple" medicines coming from nature. For this reason the original name of the garden was "Giardino dei Semplici" ("Horti Simplicium").

The University of Padua, founded in 1222, was already widely famous for the study of plants, in particular for their application to the medical and pharmacological sciences. When the Garden was founded, great uncertainty reigned regarding the identification of the plants used by the famous doctors of antiquity: errors and frauds were frequent, with very serious damage to the health of patients. The establishment of a medicinal garden was prompted by the request of Francesco Bonafede, who then held the chair of Simple Reading at the University of Padua, to facilitate the learning and recognition of authentic medicinal plants compared to adulterations. In 1545 a decree from the Senate of the Republic of Venice approved its constitution: work began immediately.

In October 2014, the new wing of the Botanical Garden, called the "Garden of Biodiversity", was inaugurated.

Source Wikipedia (it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orto_botanico_di_Padova)

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Padua Botanical Garden

1. Piazza dei Signori, Padova – Palazzo della Ragione, Padua loop from Padova

2. Piazza della Frutta (Fruit Square), Padua – Piazza dei Signori, Padua loop from Padova

3. Piazza della Frutta (Fruit Square), Padua – Piazza dei Signori, Padua loop from Padua

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