The Botanical Gardens in Copenhagen is a part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark. Visit the rosarium, the perennials and a huge conservatory with tropical and subtropical plants. And just across from the Botanical Gardens is one of Copenhagen’s most attractive sights, Rosenborg Castle. Both Botanical Gardens and Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen are worth a visit.
The Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden is affiliated to the largest Danish herbaria collections with plants and fungi, and is furthermore connected to the central library for botanical literature in Denmark, Botanisk Centralbibliotek.
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The purpose of the Botanical Garden is to add to our knowledge and understanding of the diversity of the vegetable and fungi kingdom, and through that advance the knowledge of plants and fungi and their conservation. Another purpose of the garden is to strengthen the interest in national and global nature values.
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Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle, the fairytale castle across from the Botanical Gardens, King Kristian IV’s exquisite palace in Dutch Renaissance style is now a museum. It contains three centuries worth of royal treasures, as well as the crown jewels.
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The garden surrounding it, Kongens Have (King’s Garden) has been a favorite with Copenhageners for centuries.
Botanical Gardens and Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, written by Tor Kjolberg