Hamburg’s Old Botanical Garden — from city defences to glasshouses
The Old Botanical Garden brings two periods of Hamburg’s landscape history together. Remnants of the former defences sit near the terraces and glasshouses made for a twentieth-century horticultural exhibition.
From the source
The former botanical garden near Dammtor is now a section of Hamburg’s Planten un Blomen park. The university’s display greenhouses opened for the 1963 International Horticultural Exhibition. The greenhouses and neighbouring Mediterranean terraces are protected monuments.
Editorial reading
Begin by looking at the way the ground drops towards the old watercourse. Then look for the slender external supports of the display greenhouses. The university explains that the glass structure hangs from these steel supports, leaving the spaces inside clear of columns. The terraces outside are part of the same ensemble.
Recommendation
Use Hamburg’s park map for the Alter Botanischer Garten section near Dammtor and Stephansplatz. The university lists the display greenhouses as closed for renovation. Check the city’s park notices before visiting and use the open public paths for exterior views.
Sources
City of Hamburg — official park map · factory-dossier-5c993f475f1d7b6808a976e1
City of Hamburg — park history · factory-dossier-5c993f475f1d7b6808a976e1
City of Hamburg — park opening and service notices · factory-dossier-5c993f475f1d7b6808a976e1
Universität Hamburg — Dammtor greenhouses · factory-dossier-5c993f475f1d7b6808a976e1
Wikimedia Commons — photograph and licence · factory-dossier-5c993f475f1d7b6808a976e1
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