The botanical garden of Padua

Created in 1545 on the property of the Benedictine monks of St. Justine, the Botanical Garden of Padova is the oldest existing university botanical garden in the world.

he Botanical Garden of Padua is the original of all botanical gardens throughout the world, and represents the birth of science, of scientific exchanges, and understanding of the relationship between nature and culture. It has made a profound contribution to the development of many modern scientific disciplines, notably botany, medicine, chemistry, ecology, and pharmacy.

L’Orto botanico di Padova

L’Orto botanico di Padova, fondato nel 1545 su un terreno dei Monaci Benedettini di Santa Giustina, è il più antico Orto botanico universitario del mondo tuttora esistente.

L’Orto botanico di Padova è all’origine di tutti gli orti botanici del mondo e rappresenta la culla della scienza, degli scambi scientifici e della comprensione delle relazioni tra la natura e la cultura. Ha largamente contribuito al progresso di numerose discipline scientifiche moderne, in particolare la botanica, la medicina, la chimica, l’ecologia e la farmacia.

http://www.ortobotanico.unipd.it

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Sun setting over Elitch Gardens… took out the 55-250mm lens and had some cloud fun…

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The botanical garden of Padua

Created in 1545 on the property of the Benedictine monks of St. Justine, the Botanical Garden of Padova is the oldest existing university botanical garden in the world.

he Botanical Garden of Padua is the original of all botanical gardens throughout the world, and represents the birth of science, of scientific exchanges, and understanding of the relationship between nature and culture. It has made a profound contribution to the development of many modern scientific disciplines, notably botany, medicine, chemistry, ecology, and pharmacy.

L’Orto botanico di Padova

L’Orto botanico di Padova, fondato nel 1545 su un terreno dei Monaci Benedettini di Santa Giustina, è il più antico Orto botanico universitario del mondo tuttora esistente.

L’Orto botanico di Padova è all’origine di tutti gli orti botanici del mondo e rappresenta la culla della scienza, degli scambi scientifici e della comprensione delle relazioni tra la natura e la cultura. Ha largamente contribuito al progresso di numerose discipline scientifiche moderne, in particolare la botanica, la medicina, la chimica, l’ecologia e la farmacia.

http://www.ortobotanico.unipd.it

© 2011 Boscardin Francesco. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.

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Nature never fails to amaze me, touches my heart, fills my soul, & often blows my mind! This is one such moment that encompasses all of that & more!!! Hope it moves you too in some small way.
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“We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.”
William Hazlitt

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Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore

Non HDR
Raw. Saturation and Sharpness enhanced

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